Red Mansion Beijingwang

Chapter 84 Shui Xiu: I will rectify the Beijing camp by myself
Imperial City, Qianqing Palace.

The maids in the palace were as silent as cicadas, not daring to make a sound, and the atmosphere in the palace was as condensed as ice.

Emperor Yongkang was sitting behind the imperial case. The memorials in front of the case were in a mess. His expression was solemn and he sneered: "Five days have passed since the first ceremony of the Jia family, and Prince Teng has not come to see him yet. What does Xiaoliu mean?" "

In Emperor Yongkang's expectation, there was a high probability that Wang Ziteng would ask Yu Shuirong on the day of the initial wedding ceremony, and according to Shui Rong's thoughts, he should support the matter. Who would have thought that Emperor Yongkang would wait for Wang Ziteng's audience with great hope? To this day, no one has been seen, which makes Emperor Yongkang feel an unknown fire in his heart.

Seeing Emperor Yongkang's stern look, King Zhongshun below said cautiously: "Brother, please don't be angry. With Xiao Liu's temperament, he should understand the importance of the Beijing camp, so why would he delay? Maybe Wang Ziteng has not informed Xiao Liu about this yet." Sixteen, please don’t be impatient, brother."

King Zhongshun had no idea about this matter, but based on his understanding of Shui Rong, this should not be the case.

Emperor Yongkang snorted coldly, "Knowing people, knowing faces, but not knowing hearts, maybe Xiaoliu had other thoughts when he saw the marriage with the Jia family."

With a curse in his heart, Emperor Yongkang breathed a sigh of relief. Although he suspected Shui Rong in his heart, his identity made it difficult for Emperor Yongkang to communicate with Zhongshun Wang Yanming.

King Zhongshun said nothing when he saw this situation.

Not long after, the eunuch reported that Prince Teng had come to see him, which made Emperor Yongkang's eyes light up and asked him to come to see him.

Prince Teng stepped into the palace and was startled when he saw King Zhongshun beside him. However, this was not the time to be polite, so he went straight to pay homage and said: "Prince Teng, a humble minister, bows to the Holy One, long live the Holy One."

Emperor Yongkang looked down at Wang Ziteng with stern eyes. Regarding Wang Ziteng's intention, Emperor Yongkang had some expectations in his heart and said in a deep voice: "Why did Wang Qing come to see you?"

Prince Teng bowed and said: "Back to Your Majesty, I know that Your Majesty is worried about looking for candidates in Jiubian. It is said that the emperor's salary is at the expense of the emperor's worries. I am willing to go to the important town in Jiubian to share your worries."

Hearing this, Emperor Yongkang felt a little happy. It seems that Shui Rong has made a decision, which is in my heart.

Thinking of this, Emperor Yongkang softened his expression, smiled and said: "Wang Qing is indeed my minister, I agree to this matter."

Seeing that Emperor Yongkang had a kind attitude, Wang Ziteng understood in his heart. After thanking His Majesty, Wang Ziteng took out a memorandum from his sleeve, raised his hands above his head, and said respectfully: "Your Majesty, this is a summary of the defense of the Beijing camp. Please read it. .”

Emperor Yongkang looked slightly shocked when he heard this, and had some vague guesses in his heart. When the internal eunuch handed over the memorial, Emperor Yongkang opened it and looked it up. It recorded that the Beijing camp was short of quota and the old and weak soldiers occupied the pay and silver of the Beijing camp.

Involuntarily, Emperor Yongkang looked at Wang Ziteng with deep eyes. Regarding the lax military discipline in the Beijing camp, he had a strong idea in his heart. Although he wanted to rectify it, it would affect the whole body, so Emperor Yongkang could only turn a blind eye. Look, now that Prince Teng is reporting everything about the capital camp, what does he mean?

"The military system of the Beijing camp has been so corrupted?" Emperor Yongkang asked coldly with a hesitant look on his face.

Prince Tengdu bowed his head and said: "Your Majesty, I am the envoy of the Beijing camp and I am responsible for negligence. Please punish me, Your Majesty."

Regardless of whether the problems in the Beijing camp are due to inadequacy or not, as the governor of the Beijing camp, he has an unshirkable responsibility.

Emperor Yongkang looked at Wang Ziteng thoughtfully. Could it be that Wang Ziteng wanted to shirk the affairs of the capital camp?

Regardless of Wang Ziteng's intention, since it has met his expectations, there is no need to go into details, so Emperor Yongkang said coldly: "I will not pursue the matter of the capital camp for the time being. Wang Qing will go to Jiubian to investigate the defense in peace. If there is an errand, If you smash it, I will punish you for all the crimes and I will never tolerate it."

Wang Ziteng felt relieved after hearing this. He was really unsure about reporting to the capital this time, but who knew that this was the prince's order.

Seeing that Emperor Yongkang refused to blame him, Prince Teng kowtowed and said: "Your Majesty, the military discipline in the Beijing camp has been slackened, and the humble ministers have an unshirkable responsibility. I sincerely ask the Holy Majesty to allow me to rectify the Beijing camp to atone for my sins. When the affairs of the Beijing camp are completed, the humble ministers can serve again." The purpose is to check the border."

Emperor Yongkang looked at Wang Ziteng coldly, thinking about Wang Ziteng's intentions. After a moment, he slightly raised the corner of his mouth and said calmly: "I agree to this matter. You will be fully responsible for the rectification of the Beijing camp. After the rectification of the Beijing camp is completed, Wang Qing Then he went to work in Jiubian."

Upon hearing this, Wang Ziteng bowed and said seriously: "Thank you, God, for your kindness."

After Wang Ziteng left, Emperor Yongkang picked up the tea on the imperial desk and began to sip it, looking a little happy.

The eyes of King Zhongshun below changed a little, and he stepped forward and said: "Brother, Xiao Liu is the same, causing such troubles."

For Wang Ziteng, King Zhongshun understood that this must be a water-melting meaning. Otherwise, Wang Ziteng would not propose to rectify the capital camp at this time.

Emperor Yongkang rolled his eyes at King Zhongshun and said angrily: "Old man, don't pretend to be confused in front of me. I don't believe you don't know Xiaoliu's intentions."

King Zhongshun smiled bitterly, and he roughly guessed the meaning of water dissolution. The reason why Wang Ziteng delayed his visit for five days was probably because Xiaoliu asked him to sort out the situation in the capital camp and report it to Emperor Yongkang.

Emperor Yongkang didn't care about King Zhongshun pretending to be confused. Instead, he said leisurely: "Xiao Liu is very good. I will reward him heavily on his wedding day."

Beijing Prince's Mansion, front hall.

Wang Ziteng came back from the Imperial City to visit the Prince of Beijing. At this time, Wang Ziteng was talking to Shui Rong about the audience.Shui Rong was not surprised to hear that Emperor Yongkang agreed to rectify the capital camp. Ever since Emperor Yongkang wanted to let Wang Ziteng inspect the border, he knew that rectification of the capital camp was imperative.

According to the wishes of Emperor Yongkang, Wang Ziteng was ordered to inspect the border areas, and the position of Jiedushi envoy of the Beijing camp was vacant. At this time, another person was assigned to rectify the defense of the Beijing camp and place close friends.

However, there are all honorable ministers in the capital camp. In order to avoid causing a big trouble, they can only take care of it slowly.

But at present, the rectification of the Beijing camp is under the wishes of the Beijing Palace, so Emperor Yongkang can stay out of the matter and sit high on the Diaoyutai. In other words, the water dissolves to remove all obstacles and does not bother Emperor Yongkang to take action.

Shui Rong knew very well that now the Beijing Palace was married to the Jia family, and all the old members of the Jia family, which had no leader, were attached to it. Since Emperor Yongkang wanted to reorganize the capital, Shui Rong could not stand idly by, lest he lose the support of the people, so Shui Rong Simply organize yourself, firstly, reorganize the Beijing camp, take the initiative, and not be caught off guard, and secondly, eliminate those who come after hearing the news.

As for the fear of Emperor Yongkang, there is no need to worry about it, because even if Emperor Yongkang wants to rectify the capital camp, it is impossible to remove all the honorable ministers one by one. Not to mention chilling people's hearts, even with a stall as big as the capital camp, Yongkang There was no one to fill the emperor's hands, so he had to appoint ministers in the end, which was not inconsistent with what Shui Rong had done.

The purpose of Emperor Yongkang's rectification of the Beijing camp was nothing more than to control the voice of the Beijing camp so that no one could manipulate it. Shui Rong had already helped him achieve this, so why worry about it.

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty has given the lower officials full authority to rectify the capital camp. I don't know what your Majesty's plan is. Please give me your instructions."

Wang Ziteng saw that Shuirong was silent, so he asked. At this time, he had already taken over the task of rectifying the capital camp. If the job went wrong, he would be the unlucky one.

Shui Rong raised his eyes to look at Wang Ziteng and said with a smile: "My uncle has been in the army for half his life. He knows much more about the affairs of the military camp than I do. How to rectify it, uncle might as well tell you what you want first."

Relatively speaking, Wang Ziteng was a military general and spent half his life in the military. His experience must be beyond Shui Rong's reach, so Shui Rong planned to ask him what he meant before making any plans.

When Wang Ziteng saw Shui Rong's intimate inquiry, he couldn't help but feel relieved. It showed that the prince did not regard him as an outsider. These few calls of uncle almost made him lose his mind.

After pondering for a moment, Wang Ziteng cupped his hands and said: "Your Majesty, I think that the rectification of the Beijing camp is nothing more than two things. One is to thoroughly investigate the shortage of officers and generals in the Beijing camp, and the other is to eliminate the old and weak soldiers."

As he said this, Wang Ziteng looked embarrassed and sighed: "It's just a simple thing to say, but it's really difficult to deal with. The generals in the Beijing camp have empty quotas. Without the permission of the governor, the people below will not dare to do anything. They will investigate the matter thoroughly and avoid it." It is inevitable to offend those governors, and the reason why those old and weak soldiers can stay in the Beijing camp is that they have made great contributions to the court, or are relatives and relatives. They rely on salary to make a living. Once they are abolished, the whole family will It’s hard to calculate.”

It's not that Wang Ziteng hasn't thought about rectifying the matter in the capital camp, it's just that it offends people too much. Moreover, once the old and weak soldiers who have been dismissed are provoked by someone, they may cause trouble in the streets of the capital. At that time, he can't afford it.

When Shui Rong heard this, he understood clearly that if the commander-in-chief approved anything, they would probably suffer the most blood from the soldiers.

Tapping a few boxes with his fingers, and after pondering for a moment, Shui Rong said, "I understand what uncle means. Let's do this. The Beijing camp will conduct a thorough investigation on the matter of empty quotas. I'd like to trouble my uncle to bring the token from the Prince's Palace in Beijing and make it clear to the governors in advance. If so, Turn over the short-earned income and forget the blame. If you are stubborn, my uncle is a military commander and should know the military law, so there is no need for me to speak out!"

The prince's face was warm, but the words he spoke were extremely cold. By saying that military law is ruthless, the prince's meaning is very simple. Those governors only need to be obedient. If they are disobedient, they will be dealt with.

And holding the token of the Beijing Prince's Palace represents the attitude of the Beijing Prince's Palace. Those governors will not give the Wang family face, but they have to give it to the Beijing Prince's Palace, unless they want to offend the Beijing Prince's Palace.

Thinking of this, Wang Ziteng responded in a deep voice: "I understand."

When Shui Rong saw Wang Ziteng's expression, he knew that he understood what he said. The reason why Emperor Yongkang was afraid of these distinguished ministers was because they could influence the whole body. However, this did not impose too big a restriction on the Beijing Palace, because The Beijing Prince's Palace was originally an honorary minister. In short, it was a fight among the honorable ministers. In addition, the Beijing Prince's Palace was married to the Jia family. The soldiers in the Beijing camp more or less agreed with the banner of the Beijing Prince's Palace. It had little to do with it.

Moreover, Shui Rong also wanted to test how much prestige he, the son-in-law of the Jia family, had. As long as he retained a certain right to speak, it was enough to remove the branches and leave the trunk behind.

Immediately, Shui Rong continued: "Those generals and colonels who have taken short quotas, except for the income from the short quotas, um. If they are abolished, those who can be retained will be retained. Uncle will decide according to the situation."

Those governors should still be given certain privileges by Shui Rong, so as to leave some dignity for them to step down. They cannot be exterminated. As for those with lower official positions, it depends on the situation. In short, some positions must be left vacant, so that Emperor Yongkang can fill them.

Wang Ziteng nodded slightly when he heard this. Depending on the situation, this also gave him great authority.

Shui Rong didn't care and continued: "Those old and weak soldiers should be given more silver coins to be properly placed. The required silver coins will be deducted from those turned in."

For the old and weak soldiers, all they want is to make a living. As long as they contribute to the court, they can be given a resettlement fee. This is the same as the resettlement fee for veterans. Anyway, the money does not need to be paid by the court, so they will not be frugal. .

The prince nodded in agreement and paid the resettlement fee. Those old and weak soldiers would not cause trouble. Even if they were a few exceptions, there would be no splash.
After a deep groan, Wang Ziteng said cautiously: "Your Majesty, do you need to inform the Holy One?"

There is nothing wrong with rectifying the Beijing camp, but the matter of handing over the shortfall income and distributing resettlement fees is beyond the authority. If it is not reported to the emperor, there will be future troubles.

Shui Rong understood Wang Ziteng's concerns, but he didn't care about it. He said with a smile: "Uncle, just go ahead and do it. Since Your Majesty has left your uncle fully responsible for the rectification of the Beijing camp, it also represents His Majesty's wishes. Everything will be fine." ."

For Emperor Yongkang, the process of rectifying the capital camp was not important, what was important was the result.

(End of this chapter)