Jia Ke took the remaining more than 400 people and drove countless horses, cattle and sheep to withdraw towards Kaipingwei. When he went there, he traveled lightly and fought continuously for more than ten days. When he retreated, he was rushing
With a large number of livestock, it took even longer. After more than twenty days, they encountered soldiers patrolling Kaiping Guard nearly fifty miles north of Kaiping Road.
At this time, Jia Ke felt relieved a little. In the past month, Jia Ke had never been relaxed on the grassland. He was always vigilant and careful every night. This allowed him to lead hundreds of people among countless Tatars.
He can come and go freely. His mental exhaustion cannot be understood by outsiders. Now he can fully understand Zhuge Liang's untimely death. He couldn't stand such a life after only one month, but Zhuge Liang had it for two months.
For more than ten years, no one will die unless he dies.
When Jia Ke returned to Kaiping Guard with his men and horses, Huang Baifeng had already greeted him at the gate with all the civil and military officials.
Looking at the countless animals in the team, everyone understood that Jia Ke had achieved a great victory this time.
Jia Ke brought the cavalry back to the city, and then gave them three days of leave to let them have a good rest and relieve the tension on the battlefield.
When Jia Ke returned to his Qianhu Mansion, he met several unexpected people. The leader turned out to be Lin Zhixiao, followed by Chuncao and Qiaolian. Jia Ke was completely unprepared for their arrival.
But in front of so many people, it was difficult to ask immediately. After sending Huang Baifeng and Feng Mo home, he met Lin Zhixiao in the study.
When Lin Jia Ke Zhixiao saw Jia Ke in the study, he knelt down and saluted him, "Sir, I've been away for half a year and I haven't sent a letter home yet. I miss you so much."
Jia Ke turned to Lin Zhixiao, shook his head and said with a smile: "You, your mouth is getting more and more slippery. Get up, how long do you want to kneel?"
Seeing Lin Zhixiao getting up, he then asked: "When did you arrive at Kaipingwei, and why did you bring Chuncao and Qiaolian with you?"
Although Lin Zhixiao stood up, he still half-bowed his body and answered Jia Ke's question, "Sir, we came here seven days ago. We heard the news that you were chasing the Tatars. I was worried for a while. And Chuncao
Yu Qiaolian was sent here by Aunt Zhou, and she was worried that no one would take care of you outside."
Jia Ke didn't know what Lin Zhixiao wanted to do this time, so he asked: "What do you want to do this time?"
"Uncle, I am here to deliver a letter to you on your orders. I have repeatedly told you to act according to what you said in the letter and not to act out of emotion." With that, Lin Zhixiao took out a letter from his arms and handed it to him with both hands.
Jia Ke.
Jia Ke took the letter and opened it in front of Lin Zhixiao. It contained the instructions given to him by Jia Zheng and the results of the handling of Wang Tao's matter.
The general content is that Wang Tao sent someone to get through Wang Ziteng's door. Wang Ziteng personally went to Jia's house to discuss with Jia Zheng, asking Jia Zheng to be lenient and stop pursuing Wang Tao's fault. Of course, as compensation, Jia Ke made great contributions this time
, naturally wanted to give a good reward, and decided to upgrade the Kaiping Guard to Kaiping Town, and Jia Ke, with his military achievements in these times, was promoted to the garrison of Kaiping Town, in charge of 10,000 troops to resist the Tatars.
After Jia Ke read the letter, he thought about it carefully. Wang Tao had given in this time, and he also relied on Wang Ziteng. For Wang Ziteng's sake, the Jia family could not pursue it too much. After all, among the four major families in Jinling, now
Wang Ziteng is the leading figure. Moreover, the four major families are intertwined and married to each other, and they are almost integrated. They cannot dismantle Wang Ziteng. Besides, I have also benefited this time. From the thousand households of the sixth grade, one
The more you become a fourth-level garrison, you have been promoted to four levels in a row, and you can be considered a sole control. It seems that this matter can only be passed like this. As for the future, it can only be decided based on the situation.
It can be said that Jia Ke was impressed by Wang Tao's reaction. He had just made the rescue, and Wang Tao had already thought out his retreat. No wonder he was able to reach the position of Jiedu Commander.
This time Jia Ke had a high opinion of Wang Tao. Wang Tao was able to rely on Wang Ziteng because of Gao Hong's mediation.
Since Gao Hong left Xuanfu Town that day, he hurried all the way to the capital. Since he had no connections and no one to recommend him, he just sent the post. If he wanted to wait for Wang Ziteng to receive him, he didn't know how long it would take. So he stayed in a hotel first.
, he asked around for news about Wang Ziteng's family to see if he could find another way. Sure enough, he found out that Wang Ziteng only had one legitimate daughter, and she was engaged to the son of Marquis Baoning. Now the Wang family was preparing a dowry for her, so Gao Hong came up with his plan.
, he spent a lot of money to buy a three-screen mirror stand with carved huanghuali phoenixes and peonies, which was worth several thousand taels of silver.
And it was taken out to show off everywhere. This mirror stand is indeed rare. It is carved from a whole piece of huanghuali wood, with various phoenixes and peonies carved on it. There are two doors facing each other in the front, with several drawers inside the door, and fences on all sides.
Exiting the gap, there are three small screens erected in the rear side panel. The side screens are folded forward, and a diorama is placed in the middle. It is also inlaid with various jade, agate, lapis lazuli and other precious stones. It is really rare in the world. Just this one.
The mirror table is enough for an ordinary family to last for several lifetimes.
Wang Gui, the steward of the Wang family, was preparing a dowry for the young lady on the order of his wife these days. He heard that Gao Hong owned a mirror table, which was a rare treasure. In order to show his gratitude to his wife, he came to Gao Hong to buy it.
treasure.
When Gao Hong saw the palace steward coming to buy this treasure, he looked embarrassed and said to him: "It's not because I don't know how to appreciate it. This treasure is not mine. So I don't dare to make the decision without authorization."
Wang Gui'er said in confusion: "If it's not yours, why is it in your hands?"
Gao Hong sighed and said: "It's just because my master made some mistakes this time, so he ordered me to bring money and jewelry. Come to the capital to find a way out, so that things can be settled. It's a pity that I came to the capital and I'm not familiar with the place."
, and there is no way. That’s why it has been delayed until now.”
Wang Gui worked as a housekeeper in Wang Ziteng's family. He was so shrewd that he even had no eyebrows. When he heard what he said, he understood what he meant. He wanted to catch up with Wang Ziteng, but he had no way, so he performed
This scene brought a smile to his lips.
Gao Hong looked at Wang Gui's face and knew that he had understood everything. So he took out a few banknotes from his sleeves, secretly stuffed them into Wang Gui's hands, and then said to Wang Gui with a low eyebrow: "What is the big housekeeper?"
Man? Naturally, these little tricks of mine cannot be hidden from the eyes of the butler, and I also ask the chief butler to recommend me so that I can complete the master's instructions."
Wang Gui collected the money, sat on the chair and asked slowly: "Who is your master? What do you want to do? Please explain clearly, so that I can reply to our master and see if he sees you."
Gao Hong saw the matter well, stood beside Wang Gui, and said respectfully: "Our master is the governor of Xuanfu Town. This time he was deceived by an adulterer and made a small mistake on the battlefield. So he ordered me to go to Beijing to find him.
Mr. Wang gave me a fortune and brought a disciple's post, asking me to give it to Mr. Wang."
When Wang Gui heard this, he immediately became serious. You must know that although the Jiedushi of Xuanfu Town is not a high official in his eyes, he is after all a high official in the border area. Such a person comes to send disciple posts to his master. This is
There must be something important involved, how dare he agree immediately.
Wang Gui sat there and pondered for a while, and then said to Zhou Hong: "I don't want to know what you are doing with our master, but I can help you through it and let our master see you. I can only do it."