Gao Hong was overjoyed when he heard what he said, but he had no way to meet Wang Ziteng. As long as he met Wang Ziteng, everything else was a trivial matter, so he thanked Wang Gui repeatedly.
So the two chatted for a while, and Gao Hong explained the general story to Wang Gui. Of course, he only said how hateful Xu Hu was and how innocent Wang Tao was, allowing Wang Gui to have something to say in front of Wang Ziteng. Wang Gui listened to him with a smile.
After finishing what he said, I didn't fully believe what he said, but since I had received money from him, I took it as the truth. Seeing that Gao Hong had almost said what he said, he stood up and left.
Gao Hong hurriedly stopped him and said: "Butler, please go slowly. I have another gift for Madam." After saying that, he asked someone to take out the three-screen mirror stand with carved phoenix and peonies in huanghuali and in front of Wang Gui.
Put the noodles back into the box and ask Wang Gui to take them back to the house and give them to his wife.
Wang Gui saw that this mirror table was indeed extraordinary. He had seen a lot of good things in the Wang family for so many years, but when it came to the mirror table alone, nothing could compare with it. Taking it back now would be a gift to Madam.
Tell me, if Madam is by your side and says a few nice words, what else will happen?
Sure enough, three days later Gao Hong received a notice from Wang Gui, asking him to meet Wang Ziteng at night.
In the evening, Gao Hong came to the gate of the palace and saw Wang Gui waiting for him there, so the two of them entered through the corner door, then passed the third and fifth floors and arrived at Wang Ziteng's outer study. Wang Gui asked Gao Hong to wait outside the door, and he
Go in and report.
After a while Wang Gui came out and asked him to go in to meet Wang Ziteng, but he was waiting outside the door and did not enter the study.
Gao Hong entered the study room and saw a middle-aged man sitting behind the desk. He had a simple appearance and a deep temperament. He felt a sense of majesty as he sat there. Comparing this man with Wang Tao, he was like a bright moon compared to ordinary stars.
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Gao Hong knew that the person in front of him was Wang Ziteng, so he quickly went up and bowed and saluted, "Little man, Xuanfu suppresses the army to offer wine. Gao Hong pays homage to Mr. Wang."
Wang Ziteng was not as unattainable as he thought, but he said to him gently: "This is a home where no need to be polite, please take a seat quickly."
Gao Hong didn't refuse and said, "Sit down." He gently sat on the chair next to him.
After he sat down, Wang Ziteng still said to him with a gentle face: "I have a general understanding of what you are talking about. What your Jiedu envoy did this time was a bit wrong. The Tatars were sweating profusely and attacked the border gates.
For months, no news has reached the capital. It is because of my nephew Jia Ke's bravery that he blocked the Tatars from the Kaiping Guard, otherwise this disaster would have been huge."
Gao Hong stood up quickly, bowed again and said to Wang Ziteng: "Our Jiedu envoy already knows that we have done something wrong, and we feel extremely guilty. That's why we ordered me to come to the capital to apologize to you. Please mediate and let us Jiedu."
to tide over the difficulties.”
After saying this, Gao Hong took out a stack of paper from his arms. The top one was Wang Tao's disciple post. You must know that as soon as this post was handed over, he was equivalent to joining Wang Ziteng's group, and from now on he would be among Wang Tao's disciples.
People.
Wang Ziteng took it and looked at it carefully. Except for the post above, there were some banknotes below. He didn't look at it carefully.
Wang Ziteng was very happy that Wang Tao could send a disciple post. In this way, their faction has grown a lot. As for the things Wang Tao has entrusted, in his opinion, it is just a trivial matter. He will go to Jia in a few days.
The government should tell this matter away from Jia Zheng and give Jia Ke a future, and this matter will be over.
Wang Ziteng took the disciple's post and said to Gao Hong with a smile, "Now that we are a family, there is no need to worry about these little things. I will go to Jia's house to say hello in two days. Just pretend that this incident never happened, but the Jia family
My boy, he has indeed made a great contribution this time. He has defeated the Tatars twice. He must be given a position to appease him, otherwise the young man is young and energetic, and may cause trouble."
When Gao Hong heard what Wang Ziteng said, he knew that Wang Tao was saved this time. As for Jia Ke's arrangement, he had discussed it with Wang Tao before coming. When he saw Wang Ziteng's suggestion, he immediately stepped forward and replied: "Kaiping Wei
Jia Ke of Qianhu should be remembered for his first contribution in this battle with the Tatars. Our Jiedu envoys thought that we could not bury talents, so we promoted Jia Ke to the garrison while preserving our capital, promoted Kaiping Guard to Kaiping Town, and strengthened the city wall.
As an important fortress on the front line against the Tatars, it will be beneficial to accumulate heavy troops here whether it is offensive or defensive in the future."
After hearing his arrangement, Wang Ziteng felt very satisfied. In this way, there was nothing to say about the Jia Mansion. As for other matters of concealing military information and not reporting it, hadn't the magistrate of Xuanfu Town been dealt with? At the border.
These matters are not decided by the general.
Wang Ziteng thought that this matter was handled appropriately. As for offending civil servants, when had these generals ever been friendly with civil servants?
So Wang Ziteng served tea to see the guests off, and Gao Hong also got the answer he wanted and said goodbye to Wang Ziteng.
Wang Tao's matter has been successfully resolved. Although he will face attacks from civil servants next, it is just a matter of a small prefect. With Wang Ziteng blocking it in front, Wang Tao should be safe.
Wang Ziteng went to Jia's house the next day, and Jia Zheng met Wang Ziteng in his study.
Wang Ziteng told Jia Zheng what had happened in the past few months. Jia Zheng heard that Jia Ke was in such danger. He became angry on the spot and said to Wang Ziteng: "Brother, I think people in this world are...
I have completely forgotten about my Rongguo Mansion. If I don’t punish him severely this time, no one will know about my Rongguo Mansion in the future.”
Wang Ziteng understood his feelings, but in recent years, the strength of the Rongguo Mansion had indeed declined significantly. If it weren't for some favors from the disciples and subordinates of Rongguo Gong Jia Daishan, he would have faded out of the aristocratic circle by now.
But he couldn't act on impulse at this time, so he advised him: "Cunzhou, now is not the time to act on emotion. Now you should think about how to get the maximum benefit for the house. Although Brother Ke is now Kaipingwei Qianhu, he is only in the sixth grade.
If you can take advantage of this opportunity, you can be promoted to several levels, and then there will be hope for the revival of the Jia family."
Jia Zheng calmed down and thought about the same truth. So he said to Wang Ziteng: "This time, my eldest brother has been wronged, but our Jia family still has to put the overall situation first. Let's let it go this time."
When Wang Ziteng heard that Jia Zheng had let Wang Tao go, he smiled and said to Jia Zheng: "Cunzhou, you are right to think so. This time Wang Tao also made compensation. He recommended his eldest brother to be promoted to guard. This has already been done."
He is an official of the fourth rank, and Cunzhou will still have to salute him when he sees him."
When Jia Zheng heard what Wang Ziteng said, he smiled: "I want to salute him, but I'm afraid he won't dare to accept it."
Now that the two of them had started talking, they joked again, and Mrs. Wang came out to prepare a banquet for them. After the two had a drink, Jia Zheng personally walked Wang Ziteng to the gate.
On the third day after Wang Ziteng visited the Jia Mansion, when the emperor was in charge of the imperial court, Wang Tao's chapter was sent to the emperor without going through the approval of the academicians in the study room.
When the emperor read Wang Tao's memorial, he was furious. He had never thought that such a thing would happen. These civil servants were too courageous. The border was attacked by the Tatar Khan for three months. Several memorials were issued by the general of the border.
It was a big deal that he was detained because he wanted to take personal revenge. Did those people still regard him as an emperor?
Originally, the emperor was dissatisfied with the expansion of the power of civil servants, and was deeply afraid that he would not be able to get rid of him, so he could only use noble generals to check and balance. Now that civil servants have made such a big mistake, there is no reason not to seize the opportunity and punish them severely.
So the result of this matter was that Liu Yan, a scholar in the study room, was forced to become an official, and Jia Ke was awarded an exceptional reward for his meritorious service in repelling the Tatars twice. He was promoted to four levels in a row and was promoted to Kaiping Town Garrison Commander with 10,000 soldiers.