The eldest son of the red mansion

Chapter 338 Allies
After hearing Jia Ke's words, Fan Kang couldn't help but nodded in agreement. It is undeniable that those who have integrity throughout the ages are from civil servants. There are so many loyal ministers and righteous men, but these people are a minority after all.And the vast majority of scholars are following the trend, in order to have an official to do anything, they can do anything.

And it is these people that Jia Ke wants to use. For those people with integrity, Jia Ke may not be able to win over them.

After Fan Kang made up his mind, he made several suggestions to Jia Ke.

First, to fight with the emperor and the Supreme Emperor. This fight is not about fighting for power, but about fighting for the interests of the people of the world, and portraying myself as a sage who does not care about his own safety for the sake of the people of the world.Some time ago, Jia Ke did a good job. Although Jia Ke's reputation among the gentry was not good, but among ordinary people, Jia Ke was the master of the sky who pleaded for the people.

The second is to win over some civil servants to a limited extent. These people will be Jia Ke in the future, the foundation of controlling the court, and the main targets are those who have no ambitions but think they have great talents.In the future, it is not necessary for these people to have great talents, as long as they follow Jia Ke's orders.The most important thing is not to allow the emperor and the Supreme Emperor to form a unified voice in the court. As long as there are voices of opposition, Jia Ke can use these to fight back.

Third, since the emperor wants to act, let's continue to act with him.Taking advantage of the emperor's weakness at this time, he further controlled the court, and made all the grass on the wall that was facing upwards shift to his side. Once Jia Ke did something, these people would not have much opposition due to inertia. It can make Jia Ke pass the initial period smoothly in the end.

Jia Ke thought over Fan Kang's words carefully. This is indeed Jia Ke's weakness during this period of time. Jia Ke has always focused on the army, and never wins over the civil servants in the court. The isolation of the court.

Now that the army has made almost the same arrangements, it's time to win over a force of our own among the civil servants. Some people can stand up and cheer for themselves in the court even if they don't play much role.

However, Jia Ke is not very sure about winning over the civil servants in the court. It seems that he can only take one step at a time, as much as he can win, and it doesn't matter if he has no one to rely on. There are many scholars in the world who want to be officials Yes, no one will worry about using it in the future.

Jia Ke thought it would be a big deal to transfer Jia Yucun, which he controlled, from the Jinling Mansion back to the imperial court, and give him an important position, with his own support, and he would be able to rise up after a few years.

With Jia Yucun's ability and his unwillingness to be lonely, he will be able to win over a group of courtiers for his own use in the future.

Jia Ke and Fan Kang discussed the action plan for this period of time, and they both relaxed.

Then Jia Ke asked Fan Kang with a smile, "Sir, if you were the emperor, what would you do now?"

"My lord's words are a bit presumptuous, but if I were the emperor, I would listen to my lord, cry to the Supreme Emperor, and even bribe the people around the Supreme Emperor to speak for me." Fan Kang knew the current situation clearly, almost Everything the emperor can do has been said.

"Sir, I think the emperor will do the first two, but I'm afraid it's not so easy to win over the people around the emperor?" Jia Ke didn't believe that Dai Quan would vote for the emperor.

Fan Kang laughed, "If you don't believe my lord, just wait and see. I think Dai Quan, the head of the Six Palaces, is already a little dissatisfied with your lord."

"I have never offended him since I became the chief minister of the Military Aircraft Department. How could he be dissatisfied with me?" Jia Ke seemed to have little experience in these favors.

"What was Dai Quan's status in the past? He could even directly interfere with the appointment of some minor officials. Now that the lord is in power, no one will listen to Dai Quan's orders. I'm afraid he won't be able to last long with the Supreme Emperor. Could it be that he Don't you want to find a next family so that you can have a good death?" Fan Kang immediately expressed Dai Quan's thoughts.

After listening to Fan Kang's words, Jia Ke suddenly realized that in the face of power, there are no allies. As long as the interests are suitable, allies may be abandoned at any time.

Jia Ke thought for a while, then smiled and said to Fan Kang, "If it's really what you said, not only is it not a bad thing, it's still a good thing in my opinion."

After Fan Kang heard Jia Ke's words, his mind turned a few times, and he immediately understood what he meant.

"Sure enough, as the lord said, this is also a good thing. If the Supreme Emperor and the emperor jointly suppress the lord, the lord can let go of his hands and feet, and don't have to have so many scruples."

After Fan Kang finished speaking, a relaxed smile appeared on his face.

"Now you are ordering the soldiers and horses near the capital to be loose on the outside and tight on the inside, and at the same time strictly prevent the emperor's spies from infiltrating."

After listening to Jia Ke's instructions, Fan Kang quickly cupped his hands and said, "Don't worry, my lord. I will send someone to contact the general near the capital in a while, and I will never miss my lord's business."

Jia Ke nodded, and at the same time had another idea in mind, that is to order Wei Kun, the head of the spy, to strengthen the collection of intelligence, especially the intelligence in the palace. It is best to make a judgment in advance so as not to fall into a passive position.

Sure enough, as Fan Kang expected, that night, the emperor was having a secret conversation with a person in the Hall of Mental Cultivation.This person is the eunuch Dai Quan, the confidant of the Supreme Emperor.

How did Dai Quan hook up with the emperor so quickly?It turned out that everything was exactly as Fan Kang said.Since Jia Ke took over the power of the Military Aircraft Department, the management of the promotion, appointment and dismissal of officials has been very strict.People like Dai Quan, who used to sell officials and nobles, were restricted a lot, and some things felt like they couldn't do anything.

Especially Dai Quan, like the fifth and sixth grade officials in the past, did not need to report to the official department, as long as he sent him money, he sent a post to the official department, and the matter could be done.

But now these things are no longer feasible. Although there are things in this dynasty that donate money to officials, the official positions donated by following the formal procedures on time, at most, will not exceed the fifth rank at most, and all the officials of the fifth rank are empty positions. , they will not be allowed to take up the post. If they want a real job, the most they can do is to give them a seventh rank.

However, after Dai Quan used the authority of the Supreme Emperor to defeat Xia Shouzhong and once again fully grasped the power in the palace, he found that his control of the outside of the palace had begun to be a little weak.Many people who used to bow and bow to him now don't buy his face.

And the posts he sent to the Ministry of Officials by selling officials and nobles are not very useful now, and most of them will be rejected.

This caused a huge reduction in Dai Quan's income. As the inner minister of the palace, although Dai Quan said he served the Supreme Emperor, he could do whatever he wanted outside the palace only by virtue of the Supreme Emperor's prestige.

Now no one buys Dai Quan's face, so his internal appearance is just a good word, but in fact, his rights are greatly restricted.In the past, many civil servants who nodded and bowed to him now began to stiffen their backs in front of him.

This had a huge impact on his power, so his dissatisfaction with Jia Ke began to accumulate continuously.

Dai Quan believes that the emperor has been suppressed by the Supreme Emperor, and the only one who can stand on an equal footing with him is Jia Ke.And Jia Ke is in charge of the court, so he naturally has the advantage.So he gradually regarded Jia Ke as a stumbling block to his power.

During this period of time, the creditor has been planning how to limit Jia Ke's power.If possible, get rid of Jia Ke directly, so that he can wield power both internally and externally.

Although he has not slandered before the Supreme Emperor, he just thinks that he is not as powerful as Jia Ke now, and he does not have much advantage in front of the Supreme Emperor.That's why I endured it for the time being, and prepared to look for an opportunity to give Jia Ke another surprise attack.

This evening after serving the Supreme Emperor to rest, Dai Quan just came out of the Supreme Emperor's palace when a young eunuch came out next to him. Dai Quan saw that he knew this person. He used to be a lowly eunuch who cleaned the courtyard in Ningshou Palace.

Before Dai Quan could speak, his godson Dai Lian came out and kicked the little eunuch on the ground, cursing: "You don't want to open your eyes, and you don't see what kind of pickle you are, how dare you If you block the way of the ancestors, you will die."

Although the little eunuch was kicked on the ground, he didn't kowtow in fear as before.Instead, he got up stubbornly and took a look at Dai Lian.Then he said to Dai Quan: "Old Ancestor, this time the servant is here to pass on a message to you."

Dai Lian saw that the eunuch didn't give up, and immediately went over to beat him again. Dai Quan saw what was wrong, and immediately called Dai Lian back.

"Oh, who wants to bring a message to our family." Dai Quan asked nonchalantly.

The little eunuch knelt a few steps forward, came to Dai Quan's feet and said, "Long Live Lord entrusted the servant to deliver a message to Grandpa Dai."

When Dai Quan heard this, his heart was shocked. The relationship between him and the emperor was almost incompatible.What news did the emperor send him at this time?However, Dai Quan has been in the palace for so many years, and he has almost spent decades in the scheming.After thinking about it, I understood the meaning of the emperor. I am afraid that the emperor has been suppressed by Jia Ke.I want to find myself as an ally to fight against Jia Ke together.

If it was in the past, Dai Quan would naturally scoff at this, but now this idea is very tempting to Dai Quan.

As long as Jia Ke can be eliminated, then during the period when the Supreme Emperor is not dead, Dai Quan can rely on the Supreme Emperor's favor to rule the court.

If he can still climb up to the emperor at this time, after the death of the Supreme Emperor, he will not be able to continue to be in power, but he will be able to save his life and spend the rest of his life in glory and wealth.

After Dai Quan wanted to understand these things, he decided that if the emperor really sincerely formed an alliance with him, then it would not be impossible for him to follow suit.It mainly depends on whether the emperor really intends to let him go after the death of the emperor.

(End of this chapter)