Red Mansion Jia Enhou

The emperor was shocked, and if used well, it would be like a sharp knife.

No matter how you listen to these words, you feel comfortable.

But are things really that easy?
Although part of the Mobei area belonged to the Great Chu, it was only limited to the 300 miles within the Yanmen Pass, and the rest was occupied by the Tatars.

The Tatars not only stationed troops there, but also regarded it as a place that must be fought for every inch.

"This plan won't work!"

The emperor shook his head again and denied Jia She.

Jia She’s brows furrowed deeper and deeper. Why is it not feasible?

At the emperor's instruction, Zhang Mingde brought the map of the northwestern border of Great Chu.

There is a red line drawn on the graph.

"Did you see it?"

The emperor pointed his finger at the red line.

Jia She nodded.

The emperor pointed his hand at another line in front of the red line.

"This is the true boundary between Great Chu and Tatar."

"But we in Great Chu only control the area within the red line. Do you know why?"

The emperor pointed at the map and asked Jia She.

Jia She's eyebrows frowned more and more.

"Your Majesty, please explain."

The emperor put down his hands and his expression began to become depressed.

"Great Chu is short of horses."

The four words uttered by the emperor directly put Jia She under arrest.

"The Tatars have a monopoly on good horses on the grasslands. I would have to pay a fortune for a second-rate horse."

"So if the Chu wants to keep the Later Jin and take Liaodong, it will have to fight a large-scale cavalry battle against the Tatars head-on."

"Let me ask you, given the current situation of Great Chu, how can we defeat the Tatars?"

If infantry and cavalry engage in direct combat, the latter will be crushed.

The emperor's words were like hail, hitting Jia She.

Jia She never imagined that the Great Chu, which dared to fight against the Tatars, was short of horses.

"In this situation, why does Your Majesty dare to declare war on the Tatars?"

How dare you declare a war when you don’t even have the strength to fight back?
The emperor forced a smile on his face.

"Marquis En has never been on the battlefield. In the home turf of Great Chu, I dare to declare war as long as I want."

"And I can guarantee that if I am well prepared, I will win the battle."

"As for the cavalry, I don't need to say much. I just need to prepare them."

The emperor raised three fingers in front of Jia She.

"Thirty thousand?"

Jia She looked at the emperor and spit out a number.

The emperor shook his head.

"Three thousand!"

"Three thousand well-trained elite light cavalry, equipped with the gunpowder and stone mines of our Great Chu, will appear and disappear in secret and roam in ambush. They will leave at night and return at night, and will withdraw at the slightest sign of trouble."

"I have money and support. Apart from coming to the city gate to fight me, what else do they have to fight me?"

The corners of Jia She's mouth twitched. Why did he feel that this emperor was a bit of a dog?

If this Tatar was really forced to come to the gate of Da Chu and take the initiative to fight, not to mention other things, the mighty general on the city gate tower alone would be enough to consume them first, which would be no different from committing suicide.

"So Your Majesty intends to hand over this great granary of Liaodong to someone else?"

Jia She bowed to the emperor again.

The emperor's expression began to become solemn. It was definitely not an option to just hand over to others.

"I'll think about it again."

The emperor began to ponder, and Jia She stood still.

"Opportunities do not wait for anyone, Your Majesty!"

"If we miss the opportunity, once Liaodong falls into the hands of the Tatars, the Great Chu will be finished in a few years."

Without the support of high technology, the battle between the Central Plains and the grasslands is a war for resources.

Once the Tatars took control of Liaodong, they would have the opportunity to fight a long-term frontal war with the Central Plains.

By then, even if the Tatars could not do anything to the Chu for the time being, they would still have the opportunity to develop.

Once there is an opportunity for development, an aggressive nation like the Tatars, who rely on war to support war, will inevitably copy the path of their ancestor Genghis Khan and use Liaodong as a logistical resource supply.

The country expanded outward by attacking the Middle East and medieval Europe to support war.

If he expands, he will have the strength to defeat the Great Chu.

Will Da Chu still have the power to fight back by then?

Jia She's words were a bit harsh, but his logic was sound.

The truth is this.

"Therefore, I ask Your Majesty to temporarily resolve the difficulties faced by the Later Jin even if you cannot take Liaodong."

"Without absolute strength, a three-way balance of power may be the best choice!"

Jia She bowed to the emperor.

"If I have a way to seize half of the Later Jin's territory, can I not save the Later Jin?"

The emperor really didn't want to save him.

The Jingkang Shame of the Southern Song Dynasty was right before his eyes, and he had no good feelings towards this nation that had no martial ethics.

Jia She looked up at the emperor.

"What do you say, Your Majesty?"

Jia She looked at the emperor with shock in his eyes.

Without absolute strength, a three-way balance of power is the best option.

What's more, it is not without benefits to rescue the Later Jin. Keeping them under the nose of Mobei can be monitored and temporarily isolated, and it can also annoy the Tatars from time to time.

If he remembered correctly, although the Jurchens of the Later Jin originated in the Greater Khingan Range and were a semi-fishing and semi-agricultural nation, their rise was no different from that of the nomadic peoples, both relying on plunder.

The emperor sighed while holding Jia She's memorial in his hand.

Before Jia She could continue to persuade him, the voices of two old men, Mr. Zhang and Mr. Pei Mian, came from outside the palace gate.

The purpose of their coming together was the same as Jia She's, which was to persuade the emperor to save the Later Jin.

Zhang Mingde went to pick them up in person, and soon the two arrived.

The two people who arrived first bowed to the emperor.

"His Majesty!"

The emperor nodded tiredly.

"Your Majesty, I beg you to order the troops to be sent to Tatar to protect the Later Jin!"

After the ceremony, the two old men, who were collectively known as the Baishuishan Group, spoke directly and bluntly about the purpose of their visit.

The emperor looked at Jia She.

Jia She shrugged at the emperor. He did not gossip or instigate anything. The two old masters came of their own accord.

The emperor sighed.

"I know!"

The emperor's reaction was indifferent. Old Man Zhang and Pei Mian's eyes flashed with surprise. Why didn't the emperor react at all?

As the veterans of three dynasties, they felt it better than anyone else as to how much the royal family of this dynasty hated the Later Jin.

After all, it is rare for a country to humiliate the Han emperor and royal family after being defeated like the Jin people did.

Faced with such an ambitious and ruthless race, the emperor sometimes would rather put in greater effort to deal with the Tatars later.

Nor was he willing to let go of this opportunity to wipe out the clan.

The old man of the Zhang family and Pei Mian looked at Jia She on the side, and Jia She smiled at them.

Sorry, he got to the emperor first.

"Enhou is good!"

Knowing that the emperor was persuaded by Jia She, the old man of the Zhang family began to praise him, and Pei Mian also looked at him with a smile on his face.

This made Jia She feel a little shy.

The emperor glanced at the three of them and felt that they had come here together without any prior arrangement.

The wise emperor knew that the Later Jin must be saved this time.

Thinking of this, the emperor ordered the memorial written by Jia She to be passed on to the old man of the Zhang family and Pei Mian.

The two of them looked at them carefully one by one.

While reading, they complained about Jia She's handwriting, and at the same time discussed and pondered whether the policies written in Jia She's memorial were feasible.

Finally, after reading it, the two of them bowed to the emperor together.

The emperor nodded slightly.

"Do you think it's okay?"

The old man of the Zhang family and Pei Mian looked at each other.

"This is a matter of great importance, and the two of us cannot make a decision."

"But as Lord En said, the Later Jin must be saved, and Liaodong must not fall completely into the hands of the Tatars!"

The old man of the Zhang family and Pei Mian bent down at the same time and confirmed most of what Jia She said in a few words.

No matter what the climate in Liaodong is like, as long as people can survive and crops can grow in the land, it will be a place that the Chu State must fight for every inch of.

One, two, three confidants all advised him to save the Later Jin.

No matter how willful the emperor is, he has to listen.

"Forget it, I saved the Later Jin!"

After a long silence, the emperor agreed.

Jia She and Zhang's old man Pei Mian bowed to the emperor. The emperor sighed in his heart.

"After rescuing the Later Jin, how should I get them to move to Mobei?"

The old man of the Zhang family straightened his back.

"It's a good thing that someone takes in a stray dog."

"How can we let them choose?"

The emperor couldn't help but laugh.

Yes, a stray dog.

The Later Jin was a lost dog, and the Great Chu was doing a good deed by giving it a place.

It’s their turn to choose.

Jia She took a carriage back to Rongguo Mansion. As soon as he arrived home, he was stopped by the servant at the door and told the news of Jia Min's arrival.

Jia She went to the backyard, and as soon as he arrived there, he saw Jia Zheng being picked up and scolded by Jia Min.

When he saw Jia Zheng, Jia She frowned, but still greeted Jia Min.

"Brother!"

Jia Min and Jia Zheng bowed to Jia She.

"Why is my sister back?"

Jia She's vague eyes fell on Jia Zheng.

The sensitive Jia Min noticed it, glanced at Jia Zheng behind her, and bowed to Jia She again, confessing everything.

"My second brother sent someone to call me back."

Jia She's eyes turned cold instantly.

Jia Min sighed in her heart. They were all family, so how could things turn out like this?

"Big brother wants to send the second brother to Jingde Academy?"

Jia She nodded.

"Second brother knows he was wrong, eldest brother..."

Jia Min spoke for Jia Zheng with some lack of confidence.

She really didn't want to get involved in this matter, but after Jia Zheng called her back, she began to beg her with tears and snot.

She didn't want to intervene, so Jia Zheng knelt down in front of her.

She really couldn't refuse and could only help to mediate and reconcile.

Jia She glanced at Jia Zheng, who was standing behind Jia Min with his neck shrunk like a quail, not daring to look up at anyone.

Jia She sighed.

"Sister, please stop trying to persuade me. The Jia family is too small to tolerate him."

The emperor specifically named those who need to be obedient, and yet you, Jia Zheng, dare to cause trouble in there.

Do you really not want to live anymore?
Jia Min pulled Jia Zheng.

"Second brother, apologize to eldest brother!"

Jia Zheng, who was being pulled, felt a little embarrassed and stood there nodding slightly.

Jia Min was extremely anxious.

say something.

If you don't say anything, it's as if Jia Min is the one who's taking advantage of you.

Seeing Jia Zheng unable to even make a fart after three kicks, Jia Min got angry.

Finally, the angry Jia Min kicked Jia Zheng.

After being kicked, Jia Zheng looked at Jia She in front of him and finally spoke.

"Brother, I know I was wrong!"

Jia She was unmoved.

That's it?

That's it? !
Please be sincere when you apologize. Can you erase the harm you have caused to others by just saying "I was wrong"?

Anyone can say that. After listening to Jia Zheng's apology, Jia She's eyes were full of sarcasm. Jia Min took a deep breath.

"Kneel down, second brother!"

Jia Min kicked Jia Zheng again, and Jia Zheng, feeling humiliated, blushed.

Making him kneel would be like asking for his life.

"Do you want to be sent to Jingde Academy?"

Jia Min's words poured cold water on Jia Zheng. Forced by his livelihood, Jia Zheng knelt down.

Jia She's eyes were still cold.

"Don't feel humiliated kneeling before me, bro. I am your big brother."

"You have done things to me over the years that have wronged me. I remember every one of them. I have no problem killing you for all of them."

Jia Zheng lowered his head and looked at Jia Min for help.

Jia Min didn't say anything. Knowing what Jia She was talking about, she chose to watch coldly.

"Brother, it's really not me who did this to Hu'er!"

Knowing that he was now alone and helpless, he knelt down and began to speak.

Jia She glanced at Jia Zheng, who refused to acknowledge him until his death.

"Yes, not you!"

"Is Wang the wife you married?"

Jia Zheng was silent.

"Since you married Wang, she is related to you."

"in addition."

Jia She began to threaten.

"Don't think that I can't catch you just because your father has let you off easy."

"Just wait, one day, I will send you to the guillotine!"

After saying this, Jia She kicked Jia Zheng.

Jia Zheng began to pull Jia Min, he was really scared.

If Jia She really caught him, he would really send him to the guillotine.

Jia Min pulled her skirt out of Jia Zheng's hands in frustration.

"Brother, please grow up!"

"Why do you have to go through so much trouble when you can just stay at home?"

Your father died to buy your eldest brother's forgiveness, but you didn't cherish it.

Looking at Jia Zheng, Jia Min felt a flash of disgust in her heart.

It's really true that it's hard for a good person to save a damned person.

Jia Zheng's eyes were full of tears and he wanted to pull Jia Min away. Jia Min was supported by the old woman and took two steps back.

Tears flowed from Jia Zheng's eyes as he failed to catch the thief.

"Min'er, why can you all understand Big Brother but not me?"

Jia Min glanced at Jia Zheng.

If I understand you, I will go to hell with you.

This is how etiquette and law work. Do you have the ability to overturn and rebuild them?

Everyone lives under the rules of propriety, so why do you, Jia Zheng, feel wronged?

Since the eldest brother has obtained the title, he must take corresponding responsibilities for the family.

It is not easy to manage a family. If you are really capable, even if you don't have a title, you can still be a high-ranking official and have descendants.

If you don't get anything done, it's useless even if you have a title.

Four kilometers, aren’t there enough examples like this?
Jia Min left Jia Zheng behind and chased in the direction of Jia She until she caught up with him.

Jia Min then slowed down her pace.

Jia She turned around and looked behind him.

"Sister, is there anything else?"

Jia She was not angry with Jia Min.

Jia Min helped him a lot, and he really couldn't lose his temper in front of Jia Min.

However, Jia Min, knowing that this matter was embarrassing for Jia She, paid great tribute to Jia She.

"I'm sorry, bro!"

Jia Min's courtesy was very solid. Although it was difficult for an honest official to judge family affairs, he could not really chill people's hearts.

Even a stone can feel who is good to her and who is not.

Jia Min didn't want to hurt Jia She's feelings.

Jia She looked at Jia Min in front of him and frowned again.

"Sister you"

Jia Min gave Jia She a bitter smile.

"My sister didn't mean anything about my second brother. It's just the love between brother and sister."

"He begged me so much, I just couldn't bear it, so I said it, causing trouble for my elder brother."

"Sister, get up!"

Listening to Jia Min's explanation, Jia She pulled her.

Jia Min was too stubborn to bear.

"I'm causing trouble for you, brother."

"We are family and we don't have different opinions. Sister, get up!"

Jia She pulled again, and this time Jia Min got up. She discussed with Jia She how to deal with Jia Zheng. (End of this chapter)