The eldest son of the red mansion

Chapter 223
Huo Tu heard that Jia Ke said that he was here to hand over the order, so he let Jia Ke go to the lobby of the Ministry of War, wrote a document and stamped it with the seal of the Ministry of War, and handed it to Jia Ke.

After Jia Ke received it, she carefully put it away in her arms.

After finishing the formalities, Huo Tu said to Jia Ke: "Lord Jia can rest at home these few days. After the reinforcements from various ministries arrive, the emperor will appoint a general to lead the army to a decisive battle with the Tatars. At that time, it will be up to Jia The adults have shown their talents."

"I don't have any abilities. It's only because of the hard work of the soldiers that I can make some small achievements. Master Huo, don't praise me." Jia Ke replied humbly.

Huo Tu touched his beard and said to Jia Ke: "Master Jia is too modest, how can I not know if others don't know? Over the past few years, there have been wars with Tatars everywhere at the border. Only Lord Jia guarded Xuanfu Town It is safe and sound, other places have not been breached a lot in a year."

When Jia Ke heard his praise, she hurriedly said a few words of humility, otherwise, she would be considered arrogant.Besides, this person keeps getting close to him, maybe he has something to ask of him.But after all, he is the minister of the Ministry of War, and it may be a big deal to be able to ask him, so he must be careful now, and he must not fall into the shoes of others.

Huo Tu saw Jia Ke's attitude was very good, and then said: "The current emperor is very old, and if you say something disrespectful, the dragon may dominate Bintian at any time. What is Jiahou's plan in the future?"

Jia Ke was a little dazed when he asked him such a question.Jia Ke had never thought about this issue, and now he was thinking of being loyal to the emperor for the time being, and never cared about other things.Unexpectedly, Huo Tu would ask such a question.

Seeing Jia Ke there, Huo Tu didn't know how to answer, so he said persuasively: "The current prince is wise and benevolent, why don't Lord Jia go to see him? After the crown prince ascends the throne, Lord Jia can also be successful. "

After hearing what he said, Jia Ke felt a little panicked. What does Huo Tu mean?How dare he so boldly win over the court general.Is it true that being the emperor's spy is blind?Or is it that the emperor has already made arrangements and deliberately arranged for the prince to escape.

How dare Jia Ke express his opinion at this time?He cupped his hands and said to Huo Tu: "Thank you, Mr. Huo, for your kindness. Jia Ke has no other skills, but is just a warrior. In the future, I will only obey the emperor's orders. I will not consider other things."

After hearing Jia Ke's words, Huo Tu was a little displeased, but he didn't say anything excessive.So everyone changed the subject.

After the two chatted for a few more words, Jia Ke left the Ministry of War and returned home to wait quietly.On the way home, Jia Ke's heart was still beating wildly.He had a premonition that something big was going to happen.

When Jia Ke returned home, he put aside the matter with Huo Tu, after all, it was not something he could touch.As long as you hold a heavy army in your hands and wait and see what happens, no matter what happens, you can keep your glory and wealth.

In the next few days, the capital was safe and sound. The Tatars did not come to attack the city, but looted everywhere.And the army of this dynasty was also defending in the city, and did not go out of the city to stop it.

Originally based on Jia Ke's use of troops, at this time, cavalry should be sent out to harass them non-stop, and at worst they should be sent out fierce generals to challenge, and the Tatars must not be allowed to plunder everywhere in peace.It's a pity that he doesn't have the decision-making power in the capital, he can only let the Ministry of War arrange, and then follow the orders.

In the next three to five days, reinforcements from all over the country arrived continuously, and Fan Kang also dared to arrive in the capital with [-] infantry.

At this time, 40 to [-] people had gathered in the capital, and the reinforcements brought by Liaodong Jiedu Shi Xiehu were almost [-] at most.Moreover, these people are all elites. It can be said that he brought all the people who can fight in Liaodong Town.

The emperor praised Xie Hu, the Jiedu envoy of Liaodong Town, for his performance this time.Unexpectedly, he was able to risk all his hard work for the court for so many years.It seems that like Jia Ke, he is also loyal to the court.

Seeing that the army had arrived, the emperor ordered the officials of the third rank and above to go to the Qianqing Palace the next day to discuss the strategy of retreating the enemy.

As Marquis of Wuyang, Jia Ke is of the highest rank, and the Jiedushi of Xuanfu Town is of the first rank, so he came to wait outside the palace early.

Jia Ke didn't ask other people this time. In his impression, it should be like the morning court on TV, so he came to the palace before dawn.His early arrival startled the guards in front of the palace.

So a group of people surrounded Jia Ke in the middle, interrogated carefully, and finally figured out Jia Ke's identity, knowing that Jia Ke was coming to the court, they couldn't laugh or cry, finally after these people explained, Jia Ke knew the joke he made, the emperor went to court It usually starts at eight or nine o'clock.Before dawn, Jia Ke wandered around in front of the palace, no wonder the Imperial Guard wanted to question him.Moreover, the imperial guards had never heard of the early court at all.

Jia Ke had no choice but to wait in front of the palace gate. In the end, it was the eunuch in front of the palace gate. Seeing that he was a first-rank official and Marquis of Wuyang, he let him into the concierge where he was resting, otherwise he would have to wait in the cold. Wait another hour or two in the wind.

Jia Ke was bored in the concierge, so she chatted with the eunuch without saying a word, "I said, brother, how long have you been in this palace just now?"

"I've been in the palace as long as I can remember. My family is poor and can't support the children. Find me a place to eat so I don't starve to death." The eunuch said sadly.

Jia Ke still sympathized with him very much, thinking that if he had not transmigrated to Jia Ke, if he transmigrated to a poor family, the result would not be much better. It's the end of a thousand households.

"My brother doesn't know his last name, we can chat today, and we will take care of each other in the future."

"You are the first rank in the court, I am just a lowly eunuch, how dare I associate with you." The eunuch felt a little inferior.

"Where did the old man say that? If you hadn't let me in to avoid the wind and cold just now, I would still be shivering in the cold wind." Jia Ke felt that he had received a little favor from the eunuch, so he asked his name and repaid it later him.

This too listened to Jia Ke saying this, and then replied: "Before I entered the palace, my family name was Li. After entering the palace, I changed my surname to Zhao according to the rules. The single name has the word Kang."

"Brother, let me ask you something."

"Jia Hou Ye has something to say, as long as I can say it, I must tell the truth."

Jia Ke hesitated for a while before asking shyly, "Brother, haven't you really heard of the morning court?"

After listening to Jia Ke's question, Zhao Kang laughed to himself, "Master Jia may have watched too many dramas. How could the emperor and all the ministers get up in the middle of the night and arrive at the hall at the fifth watch. How can this be the morning court? It’s just torturing people.”

Jia Ke was a little embarrassed and said, "This is the first time for me to go to court, and I am too embarrassed to ask others. I am afraid that others will say that I am short-sighted. It seems that this time is a joke."

Jia Ke and Eunuch Zhao chatted without saying a word, and soon the sky was bright, and ministers of civil and military affairs came one after another. Seeing this scene, Jia Ke felt like Eunuch Zhao was leaving.

Jia Ke followed the crowd to the gate of Qianqing, where several officials were already waiting. Jia Ke was young and did not know them.So I can only stand by myself, waiting boredly.

It took about half an hour. At this time, more people came to court. Jia Ke was bored when he heard someone shout, "Nephew Jia, come here."

Jia Ke followed the voice and saw an elder in his fifties greeting Jia Ke with a smile on his face.I saw this man wearing a pure white hairpin tassel and silver-winged king hat on his head, a five-clawed dragon white python robe from Jiangya seawater, and a jasper red belt. His face was like white jade, and his long beard was on his chest.

When Jia Ke saw this person, he still knew him. He remembered that when he performed martial arts in Jia's teaching field, this old man took good care of him. This is the old prince of Beijing.His family and Jia's family have had friendship for generations, and they also helped each other in the court.

Jia Ke hurriedly trotted over, and bowed in front of King Beijing Jing, "Boy Jia Ke, I have seen the old prince."

King Beijing Jing stepped forward to help Jia Ke up, patted his arm and said with emotion: "When I met you back then, I was still a teenager. I didn't expect to see you for a few years. You have become a marquis, and you are the head of the town."

"I can't afford to be praised by the old prince. Jia Ke only has a little bit of merit, and I have been favored by the emperor. I am today." Jia Ke said modestly.

Old Wang Beijing laughed heartily, "You are more humble now than before. It was really arrogant to perform martial arts in the teaching field back then. It seems that you are still training people outside. In just a few years, you have made the former All those problems have been corrected.”

"The old prince praised me absurdly. Back then I was young and did nothing. Now that I have experienced outside for a period of time, I realized my ignorance back then." Jia Ke replied a little ashamed.

While they were talking, the quiet whip at the gate of Qianqing suddenly rang, which was to make the courtiers quiet and enter the palace gate one by one.And this static whip represents the authority of the emperor, and in etiquette it represents the meaning of being able to whip courtiers.

King Bei Jing heard the sound of the static whip, and said to Jia Ke: "My nephew is going to court for the first time, and some rules are not clear to me. You will follow me closely in a while, and I will take care of you."

Jia Ke was naturally very grateful to the old prince. Since the first time they met in the teaching field, the old prince has taken good care of him. It would be a lie to say that he is not grateful.It seems that in order to get closer to this old prince in the future, he will also have a helper in the court.

So King Beijing was in front, and Jia Ke followed closely, and they entered the main hall of Qianqing Gate together.After entering the main hall, civil servants are on the left and military officials are on the right, arranged on both sides according to rank.

As Marquis of Wuyang, Jia Ke unexpectedly ranked among the top few. The other Jiedu envoys who came to reinforce him were far behind Jia Ke.

After everyone stood in line, they did not wait quietly like in the film and television drama, but whispered to each other, discussing how to retreat from the enemy. At this time, Jia Ke heard the King of Beijing asking: "Xian How do you think your nephew should retreat from the enemy?"

Jia Ke listened to King Beijing's question, and it was hard to be perfunctory, so he told the truth: "The Tatars came this time, one is to plunder supplies, and the other is to test the reality of our dynasty. I am afraid that people will invade every year, and even have the idea of ​​​​annexing the Central Plains. In my opinion, we should set up a battle and lead them to confront each other head-on. And win the battle. In this way, one punch can be used to avoid hundreds of punches. If a battle is won, the Tatars will not dare to look south for at least five years."

After hearing Jia Ke's words, King Beijing Jing couldn't help but nodded.In the past few years, the Tatars have been invading southward every year, and the court has been devastated. If you don't take this opportunity to give the Tatars a hard time, I'm afraid they will get worse.It’s just that he was a little worried. The Tatars have always been fierce. If the imperial army confronted them, they might not be able to win. However, he thought of the day when Jia Ke came, he led the cavalry to gallop back and forth among the Tatars, and no one was his opponent. .If the army and horses from Xuanfu Town were used as the central army, and various other people and horses were used as assistants, it would be possible to fight the Tatars in the field.

King Beijing thought so much because the emperor had recruited him into the palace a few days ago and had discussed with him that he would be the commander-in-chief to lead the armies in this battle against the Tatars.

(End of this chapter)