After hearing this, Jia Ke was overjoyed and said: "I was always worried that an unknown county magistrate would come and monitor me in many ways, but I didn't expect that Mr. would come here. So I don't have to worry."
Jia Ke then asked: "Sir, you already have a place to live when you come here? If you don't have any arrangements, how about you live in my garrison?"
Fan Kang immediately declined, "My lord, is this absolutely impossible?"
"Why not?"
Fan Kang explained: "My current identity on the surface is that of a county magistrate sent by the imperial court. If I live in the garrison and let others know about it, it will be even more detrimental to the lord's great cause."
Jia Ke understood what he meant as soon as he heard it. He was too excited just now. He didn't consider the consequences at all. The county magistrate is a civil servant. One of the purposes of coming to Kaiping Town is to monitor Jia Ke's garrison. If Fan Kang lives in the garrison mansion
, this is not to tell everyone that Fan Kang is his Jia Ke. By then, I am afraid that Fan Kang will no longer be the county magistrate, and the court will definitely send someone else to serve as the county magistrate to monitor Jia Ke.
Jia Ke said with emotion: "I didn't expect that Guan'er would get bigger and bigger, but he couldn't help himself."
Fan Kang smiled and said to Jia Ke: "There is nothing we can do about it. Although the world is peaceful now, the court has not relaxed its surveillance of the generals. Although the general is only a garrison now, he commands 10,000 troops.
, has exceeded many commanders. To be honest, one-fifth of the people in Xuanfu Town have gathered here. Naturally, the imperial court will send people to monitor. I think besides me, among the eight thousand people, there are
Many eyes and ears of the court."
Jia Ke nodded and agreed with him, and then asked him: "Do you think the Tatars will invade again next year?"
"Definitely. This year, when the Tatars invaded, the imperial court was completely powerless to resist them. Except for your Excellency, who repelled the Tatars twice and won great victories, all other border passes were conquered by the Tatars. Except for the capital, all the northern lands were attacked by the Tatars.
The ravages of the Tartars.”
When Jia Ke heard what he said, he couldn't help frowning and his face was full of gloom.
Fan Kang looked at Jia Ke's gloomy face and continued: "This time this year is just a test by the Tatars. Now that the Tatars have seen through the weakness of the imperial court, I think next year's invasion will definitely exceed this year's scale."
Jia Ke looked at Fan Kang and said, "What do you think I should do, sir?"
Fan Kang said confidently: "Everyone at the border has seen through me, and I'm afraid they won't be able to withstand the Tatar attack. When the time comes, my lord will only have to attack from the outside and encircle Wei to rescue Zhao. When the time comes, the Tatars will be empty inside, and my lord will be captured."
A great victory. When the time comes, the lord will definitely be promoted to a higher position. According to the ideas of the court princes, the Xuanfu town must be split into two. The lord will then be able to rely on his military exploits to manage the affairs of the court and lead the army alone at a young age.
It is not difficult for a town to serve as a military envoy."
Jia Ke asked: "How do you know that the Tatars will not attack Kaiping Town?"
Fan Kang had a funny expression on his face and said to Jia Ke: "My lord, are you trying to imitate me? The Tatars went south to rob money and people, not to die. This year my lord is showing off his power.
Even the Great Khan of the Tatars has failed. Next year they will definitely not dare to invade from here. At most, they will only send a small number of troops to monitor the lord. Why should the lord worry?"
Jia Ke was overjoyed. After listening to Fan Kang's words, he was sure of the arrangements for the next year. At the same time, he admired Fan Kang's talent and learning. It seemed that he had underestimated the ancients. Their wisdom was no worse than that of modern people.
, many capable people even surpass modern times.
Jia Ke excitedly said to Fan Kang what Liu Bei said to Zhuge Liang: "My husband is like a fish in water, like manna after a long drought. Sir, please accept my bow."
After saying that, he stood up and bowed to Fan Kang to express his gratitude. Fan Kang quickly stood up and turned sideways to avoid Jia Ke's bow. He waved his hands repeatedly and said with a fearful expression: "I advise the lord and it is my duty as a minister. How dare you
Is this such a great gift for my lord?"
When Jia Ke saw Fan Kang's refusal, he took advantage of the situation. The two of them sat down again. Jia Ke tapped his fingers and thought carefully about the plan for the next year. Then he said to Fan Kang again: "In that case, I will
It’s time to train more cavalry and follow me out to the fortress next year. Then I’ll leave the defense to you, sir.”
Fan Kang respectfully replied: "Don't worry, my lord, but as long as I am here, I will not let Kaiping Town suffer any loss."
"Now that you have this confidence, sir, I feel relieved. Then the next step is to train these new soldiers. I wonder what your advice is?" Jia Ke asked Fan Kang.
Fan Kang shook his head and said: "Although I know some military tactics and strategies, I also have some experience in training troops. But when I came here yesterday and saw the lord's training of soldiers and horses, I realized that there are people outside the world, and there is a sky outside the world. In terms of military training, the lord has nothing to ask for.
Someone else asked for advice."
Jia Ke laughed, pointed at Fan Kang and said, "I thought you were an honest person, but I didn't expect you to flatter me."
Fan Kang said seriously: "I am not complimenting my lord, but my lord has trained these soldiers very well. If all these ten thousand people become such elites, my lord will be able to protect himself in my court. If there is any
With 100,000 people, the Lord will be able to dominate the world."
For the first time, Jia Ke didn't laugh, but thought calmly, and then asked with some uncertainty: "Have the soldiers and horses in my court weakened to this extent? Are there no troops similar to the soldiers I trained?
"
Fan Kang must have told him, "No, not to mention similar, just one or two levels different."
After Fan Kang finished speaking, he shook his head sadly, "If there were elites like my lord, how could the Tatars dare to invade the south? The imperial court is now just a clay-footed giant, relying on its previous prestige to intimidate all parties."
Jia Ke couldn't help but feel happy after hearing what he said. Although from the perspective of the Han people, this was a disaster for the entire nation. But if he only considered it from his perspective, this was not his opportunity.
For the next whole day, Jia Ke didn't see anyone. He just had a long chat with Fan Kang, starting from Kaiping Town, then going to Xuanfu Town, and finally the whole world. Fan Kang had a clear understanding of the situation in the world and helped Jia Ke understand the situation in the DPRK.
, the conflicts between the north and the south, the conflicts between civil servants and military generals, and the conflicts between landlords and civilians. They were all explained, and Jia Ke had a clear understanding.
The situation in the court is similar to that of Emperor Jing of the Han Dynasty in Earth's time and space. The Tatars are getting stronger and stronger, and have even conquered the Western Regions. When the previous Khan was afraid of the power of the court, he still restrained himself, but the new Khan is young and energetic.
, ambitious. This year's invasion was his test, and at this time in the imperial court, the world was at peace for a long time. The army's combat effectiveness declined very seriously.
Therefore, in this battle against the Tatars, they were defeated in one blow. If Jia Ke hadn't shown his talents, a thousand households could have blocked tens of thousands of Tatar Khan's cavalry. I'm afraid the court would have lost face.
lose.
This is not the most important thing. The dispute between the north and the south in the imperial court is already very fierce. Because the south is rich and has a large number of people, more than two-thirds of the people from the south make up more than two-thirds of every examination. This has aroused extreme anger among the northerners.
Dissatisfied, the northerners believed that they had blocked the constant attacks of the Tatars for the southerners, so that they could live and work in peace and contentment. But when they were officials, it was extremely unfair that the northerners had nothing to do. This formed a problem in the court.
There were two factions, and the fight was very fierce.
Fortunately, the current emperor is very politically sophisticated and has been balancing the power between the north and the south, so no major troubles were caused.
However, if the current emperor dies, it is hard to say whether the new emperor can control these two forces. If one is not good, it will be like the end of the Ming Dynasty, when the emperor is almost ignored.