The eldest son of the red mansion

Chapter 110 Announcement
Jia Ke stayed in the study overnight, and early the next morning, he summoned all the officials from more than a hundred households to the lobby of the Qianhu Mansion.Even Wu Li was invited.

When everyone came to the lobby of Qianhu Mansion, they didn't know what happened. After all, the situation was relatively stable in the past two days, and there was no major battle with the Tatars.

Before Jia Ke came, everyone was discussing in a mess in the lobby of Qianhu Mansion.Huang Bofeng knew that Liu Yu sent important information from Kaiping Weiwai last night, but he didn't know what it was.

Jia Ke didn't keep them waiting, and soon came to the lobby and sat down in the middle, all the generals saluted him together, and even Wu Li sat there clasped his hands.

Jia Ke waved his hands to the people below, and said expressionlessly, "They are all brothers of my own family, so don't make such false gestures."

Then all the generals stood on the left and right sides, waiting for Jia Ke to speak.

With a gloomy face, Jia Ke glanced at every officer below. The officers below thought that something happened to someone among them, and they all became nervous.

Jia Ke looked at them all before saying: "Brothers, I just looked at you carefully. Because I want to keep each of you in my heart. After this war, we don't know how many people will be able to fight." Standing here, including me, Qianhu, may die on the battlefield at any time. Why do I tell you this, this is the purpose of my summoning you here today. Let you be prepared."

The officers below all looked baffled, only Wu Li suddenly felt something, as if he had a bad premonition.

Jia Ke paused for a while, and then said to the officers below: "Last night, Liu Yu came back, maybe some of you don't know him, but let me tell you, he is the captain of my personal guard and the one I trust the most. People, the Tatars just came to Kaipingwei, and before they took any action, I sent him out."

"I sent him to Xuanfu Town to ask for reinforcements, but he came back yesterday. He came back alone. He was torn like a beggar. He hadn't eaten for several days. He didn't have to come back. Yes, as long as he stays in Xuanfu Town, he can save his life, but for the sake of the big guy and the brothers, he still risked his life to break through the blockade of the Tatars and come back." Jia Ke couldn't help choking up when he said this.

The officers below already had a bad feeling after hearing these words, and Wu Li had roughly guessed what happened at this time. I am afraid that the Jiedu envoy did not send rescue troops. Guessing this, his face turned gray. .

Jia Ke's face turned ferocious, and he gritted his teeth and said, "He brought me back the news that I least wanted to know. We were abandoned. Jiedu envoy Wang Tao, greedy for life and afraid of death, refused to send reinforcements."

As soon as Jia Ke finished speaking, everything fell apart with a bang, and several hundred households even collapsed on the ground.

The reinforcements from Xuanfu Town are their only hope and also their spiritual support.Now that hope was dashed, and the pillars were down.How can they not be afraid?
Jia Ke sat on it and looked at the faces of the generals below who showed despair. Even Wu Li was trembling all over. Jia Ke now knows what is the only death through the ages.

After knowing that there was no reinforcements, these people thought they were going to die, so they showed all kinds of ugly faces. Jia Ke did not despise their performance at all. People who have not experienced life and death cannot understand that kind of despair.

There is also a purpose for Jia Ke to tell them these things. Only in this way can they dispel their illusions and dispel their loyalty to Jiedushi. From then on, they can only rely on him, Jia Ke, and be loyal to him.

Jia Ke wanted to use this trick to condense a team of his own, and let their loyalty to him be placed above everything else.

In fact, I knew in my heart during the lecture that the Tatars must return without success this time. One is because they are not united and each tribe has its own interests. No one will sacrifice their own tribe’s fighters for other tribes.The second is that because winter is coming, they definitely have no plans to spend the winter in the wild.The third is because food and grass are also needed for war, and if they don't withdraw their troops at that time, I am afraid that the supplies they plundered this year will accompany this battle.

Looking at the faces of all beings in the hall, Jia Ke felt that the time was almost up. She stood up abruptly, slapped the table, and said loudly, "The man is dying, so what are you afraid of? Let's see what you are all like now. Besides, whoever wins will be rewarded if the deer dies." I don’t know, are you scared like this?”

The officers below seemed to be grasping at straws at this moment, and they all looked like Jia Ke.

Jia Ke is very satisfied with the current situation. Looking at the eyes of the officers like the one below, Jia Ke knows that they have been completely tamed by him.

Jia Ke sat down on the chair again, and said with a gloomy face: "Others won't let us live, we have to live a decent life, let them have a look. Now the Tatars have beaten us a few times, and we have already been frightened." Now, I only dare to besiege the city, and I don’t dare to fight them anymore. As long as we persevere, when it snows heavily in winter, they will have to retreat if they don’t. Then we will win.”

Hearing what Jia Ke said, the officers in the lobby suddenly felt that this was really the case. These days, Jia Ke's bravery had frightened the Tatars, preventing them from attacking the city easily. In winter the Tatars had to withdraw their troops.

Once people have hope, they will be different immediately, and their spirits will rise one by one.They all started discussing how to get through these difficult months.

Jia Ke was very satisfied to see them recovering from above. After all, the Kaiping Guards were originally stationed with elite soldiers. These generals were just overwhelmed by the bad news for a while. Now that they are still alive, they naturally cheer up.

Jia Ke then said to the following: "Now, whoever has the means to speak out, don't hide it. Otherwise, there will be no chance to speak."

"My lord, I suggest that the rations of all of us be reduced by [-]% from now on, and there will be a large-scale search of the city, but those who hide food will be severely punished." One of the hundred households suggested.

A hundred households next to them followed up and said: "This is not enough. All women and the elderly will be given [-]% of the food. Children will be given [-]%."

Jia Ke nodded, but did not make a decision immediately. Instead, she turned to Wu Li as before and asked, "I don't know what the master thinks they mean?"

Hearing Jia Ke ask this sentence, Wu Li felt that the generals below were staring at him with bull-like eyes.

Wu Li felt that Jia Ke was really powerful, and just a few words just now drew a gap between him and the entire Kaipingwei officials.In the future, the Jiedu envoy Wang Tao may not be able to mobilize Kaipingwei's soldiers, let alone intervene in Kaipingwei's affairs. This refusal to rescue subordinates and friendly troops will be a stain on his life.And as his subordinate officer, now in Kaipingwei, I am afraid that he can only behave with his tail between his legs.

What else can Wu Li say now?He quickly stood up, bowed and said to Jia Ke: "I have no opinion, everything is up to adults."

Jia Ke gave him a disdainful look, and a sarcastic smile appeared on the corner of his mouth. Think about Wu Li's prestige when he first came to Kaipingwei, and look at his humility at this time.Sure enough, times have changed. In the past, when Jia Ke made any decision, he had to greet Wu Li. Without Wu Li's consent, if Jia Ke acted privately, Wu Li would dare to take away his power as the superior sent by the Jiedushi.But everything is different now, Wu Li no longer has the right to speak in Kaipingwei, let alone interfere with his decisions.

(End of this chapter)