Fan Kang came to the top of the city and saw only the dark cavalry below. He couldn't tell what they looked like.

So Fan Kang shouted: "The person below is my lord Jia Ke"

Jia Ke waited patiently below for a while, and suddenly saw the torches on the city head lit up. The first person in front of him was dressed as a civil servant, and he looked like Fan Kang from a distance.

When Jia Ke looked carefully, he saw the man shouting to him. Jia Ke heard that it was indeed Fan Kang.

Jia Ke's black horse took a few steps forward and shouted to the top of the city: "Mr. Fan, Jia Ke is back. Open the city gate quickly and let me enter."

When Fan Kang on the top of the city heard Jia Ke's voice, he didn't hesitate anymore and immediately ordered the city gate official next to him, "Open the city gate immediately. It's really the Duke of Yan who has returned."

After receiving the order, the city gate officer quickly came to the city gate and ordered his men to open the city gate.

Fan Kang also came to the city gate at this time, waiting for Jia Ke to enter the city.

Before the city gate was opened, Jia Ke asked the generals next to him: "Is there anything that Fan Kang has done trespassing during this period?"

After hearing Jia Ke's question, the three generals were all confused by him and didn't know what hyperthyroidism meant.

Jia Ke looked at these three people, looking confused and very angry: "Idiot, Fan Kang has been in charge of the government during this period, doesn't he have any ambitions?"

Zheng Kai was shocked when he heard Jia Ke's words. He now understood that Jia Ke was not very relieved about Fan Kang either.

Zheng Kai hurriedly replied: "Mr. Fan is in the capital during this period. Apart from taking charge of the government and sharing the Lord's worries, there is nothing beyond his reach."

Jia Ke nodded. Speaking of Fan Kang, Jia Ke was still very satisfied with him. Although he couldn't compare with Zhang Liang, he was no different from Xiao He.

Moreover, Fan Kanghan was the first scholar to seek refuge with Jia Ke, so Jia Ke finally respected him without resorting to any means.

But as time passed, Jia Ke was still a little worried. After all, Fan Kang had too much power this time. If he had any bad intentions, he would be in some trouble.

As for why Jia Ke still entrusted all important matters to Fan Kang when he left Beijing, instead of taking Fan Kang with him to make suggestions.

This is because Jia Ke has considered that in the future he will make repeated northern expeditions or go south to conquer the world. There must be a person like Fan Kang in the capital. Speaking of which, this time is a test for Fan Kang. If he has a little bit of ability

If there are some oversteps, then Jia Ke will no longer believe in him as before.

Fortunately, the people in the third camp said that Fan Kang was pretty good, which made Jia Ke feel relieved. After all, Fan Kang was different from Zheng Kai and had not been controlled by Jia Ke using secret methods.

Jia Ke waited outside for a short time and saw the Desheng Gate of the capital opened with a bang. When Jia Ke saw the city gate opened, he said to several of his generals: "Enter the city slowly, don't disrupt the team."

After Jia Ke finished his instructions, he took the lead and rode the fire dragon pony slowly towards the capital.

After Jia Ke thought clearly, he followed the large group of people towards the gate of Chengjing City with a smile.

When Jia Ke approached the city gate, he saw Fan Kang waiting there at the city gate.

As soon as Jia Ke saw Fan Kang, he quickly dismounted and walked a few steps to his side. When Fan Kang saw Jia Ke approaching, he knelt down first and saluted Jia Ke, "Fan Kang has met my lord."

Jia Ke happened to come over at this time and hurriedly supported Fan Kang, "Sir, there is no need to be polite. This time, I have to thank you for your arrangement in the capital. Otherwise, I may not be able to leave the capital with peace of mind."

Fan Kang stood up and said with a smile: "My lord, everything is ready. It is only a matter of time before my lord takes charge. With or without me, Fan Kang, my lord will be the one in charge of the court."

Jia Ke knew that Fan Kang was telling the truth, but if it weren't for Fan Kang, he would have to take hard measures and ignore it, which would probably leave him with a bad reputation in the end.

The current situation is that the emperor took action first and was forced to resist. Although his reputation was not very good in the end, he had a fig leaf after all.

Fan Kang saw that the city gate was not a place for greetings, so he suggested to Jia Ke: "My lord, why don't we talk after the infantry command the Yamen. The city gate is not a place to talk."

Jia Ke nodded and said, "It's exactly what Mr. Fan said." Then he turned to the three generals and said, "I will enter the city by myself. You are not needed here. You should quickly return to the camp outside the city and obey my orders."

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Zheng Kai and other Sanyuan generals listened to Jia Ke's instructions and knew that Jia Ke was safe, so they each left the team with their own soldiers and returned to the camp.

But Jia Ke followed Fan Kang into the capital with 20,000 cavalry, and then stationed the army at the teaching field near Deshengmen.

After Jia Ke arranged things, he took Fan Kang back to the infantry commander's office.

When Jia Ke came to the Infantry Command Yamen, the place had been notified in advance and it was now brightly lit.

Jia Ke returned to the study of the infantry commander's office, and after sitting down with Fan Kang, he asked: "When did the Supreme Emperor pass away? How is the situation in the capital now?"

Fan Kang sat down, raised his hand and said to Jia Ke: "My lord, yesterday morning the emperor seemed to have received the news of my lord's rebellion. After sending troops to attack the three mansions but failed, he wanted to make up for it and make my lord the prime minister and lead the military. As a result, the imperial edict was blocked.

I intercepted it. I thought that this alone was not enough for the lord to rule the country, so I made my own ideas and led the troops into the palace, forcing the Supreme Emperor and the Emperor to add a few more articles to the lord, add nine tins, praise and worship without name, and enter the court without permission.

Go up to the palace with swords and shoes."

Jia Ke nodded after listening to Fan Kang's words. Since he was ready to seize power and become a powerful minister, there was no need to hide it. At the same time, he thought to himself that he never thought that one day he would become Cao Cao.

Fan Kang continued: "I didn't know that not long after we left the palace, news came out that the Supreme Emperor had passed away. I thought that the Supreme Emperor was already in poor health, and he might not be able to hold on after this stimulation."

After Jia Ke heard this, his face also showed sadness. He and the Supreme Emperor originally got along well with each other, but it turned out that one was because he was too ambitious, and the other was because of the emperor's pressing pressure, which led to this situation.

"So what are the arrangements in the capital now?"

"Lord, I have ordered the nine gates to be sealed, and no one is allowed to enter or exit. At the same time, I have ordered the infantry to lead the Yamen people to patrol the streets. All those with ulterior motives and cunning ideas will be arrested first, and then dealt with." Fan Kang explained his arrangement.

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Jia Ke thought for a while and then asked: "How will the emperor's affairs be handled?"

Fan Kang shook his head and said: "I haven't entered the palace yet, but I have ordered the Minister of Rites to enter the palace to deal with it. Now that the imperial army has blocked the imperial city, I think nothing will happen."

Jia Ke nodded and Fan Kang handled it perfectly, "In that case, let me take a short rest. I will go to the palace at dawn tomorrow to see the Emperor off on his final journey."

Fan Kang saw that Jia Ke had returned and the situation was settled now, so he asked: "In that case, tomorrow we can announce the death of the Supreme Emperor to the world, and then the whole city mourns."

Jia Ke nodded. The next thing to do is to deal with the Supreme Emperor's injury. After this matter is dealt with, he can then be in charge of the government with peace of mind.

Jia Ke did not return to Rongguo Mansion, but found an exquisite guest room in the back house of the Infantry Commander's Yamen, fell asleep, and only waited to go to the palace in the morning to pay homage to the Supreme Emperor.

The next morning, with the help of several maids, Jia Ke finished dressing up and put on his court clothes. Then he ordered someone to prepare a white coat for him and put it over the court clothes. Then he left the guest room and came to the front of the infantry commander's office.

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Fan Kang has been waiting for a long time. He is also wearing a white robe now. It seems that he wants Jia Ke to enter the palace with him to express his condolences to the Supreme Emperor.

Jia Ke didn't say anything else, just nodded to Fan Kang, and then headed to the palace with thousands of soldiers from the infantry command yamen.

By the time Jia Ke arrived at the gate of the palace, Xiao Kun had already received the news and was waiting for Jia Ke there.

When Xiao Kun saw Jia Ke coming with his people, he quickly stepped forward and grabbed Jia Ke's horse, then raised his hands and said to Jia Ke: "My lord, you are finally back. Now we all have a backbone."

Jia Ke sat on the horse and smiled at him and scolded him: "You worthless things, you won't be alive even if I'm not here."

Xiao Kun chuckled, touched his head, and finally said: "I don't know why, when the lord is here, I don't have any other worries. When the lord is not here, I feel weak in my heart."

Jia Ke joked with him a few more times, and then asked: "In the palace, how is the situation now?"

"My lord, everyone in the palace is wearing mourning. The body of the Supreme Emperor is still parked in the former Qing Palace. It will be placed in the Zi Palace after washing on the third day."

Jia Ke nodded and said, "Invite someone to go in and report that the Duke of Yan, the Prime Minister, and General Jia Ke, want to enter the palace to express condolences to the Supreme Emperor."

Originally, Jia Ke could enter the palace directly without informing the emperor. However, Jia Ke thought that the emperor still had some kindness towards him, so he still wanted to give him the last bit of face.

Xiao Kun listened to Jia Ke's instructions and immediately ran to the gate of the imperial city himself.

Xiao Kun came to the eunuch's duty station at the gate of the imperial city. The eunuch on duty at the city gate saw Xiao Kun coming and hurriedly came out to greet him.

At this time, the news had spread throughout the palace that Jia Ke was about to take charge of the government. As Xiao Kun was Jia Ke's confidant, it was too late for these eunuchs to flatter him, so they dared not be disrespectful in the slightest.

Xiao Kun did not talk nonsense with him, and directly ordered: "Go in and report to the Emperor and the Empress Dowager. Just say that Duke Yan, the Prime Minister and General Jun Jia are coming to the palace to express condolences to the Emperor."

The eunuch listened to Xiao Kun's words, looked behind him, and felt a chill in his heart. It seemed that this living Cao Cao was back.
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