When the soldiers guarding the gate of the Jiedushi Mansion saw Jia Ke coming in with the eunuch, how could they dare to stop them? So they let Jia Ke follow the old eunuch into the Jiedushi Mansion easily.
As soon as they walked into the palace gate, Wang Tao, the military governor, came out to welcome him. It seemed that he had been informed and came to greet the old eunuch. But when he saw Jia Ke, he ignored him, as if Jia Ke didn't exist at all.
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With a smile on his face, Wang Tao raised his hands and said to the eunuch: "Eunuch Zhao is here in a big way. Please forgive me for being late in greeting you."
Eunuch Zhao also smiled and cupped his hands and said: "Sir, what are you talking about? We are just humble people, how can we be worthy of being welcomed by you?"
"My father-in-law, you can't say that. He is a person close to the emperor, and for this reason he is much more noble than others." After saying this, Wang Tao glanced at Jia Ke.
Jia Ke saw Wang Tao's attitude towards him, and even insinuated that he was not as noble as the eunuch, and his anger rose in his heart. But he still held back, and now was not the time to conflict with him. Originally, Jia Ke thought that Wang Tao had taken refuge with the prince.
After Teng, even if he had some conflicts with him this time, for Wang Ziteng's sake, he would not be too rude to him. Unexpectedly, Wang Tao did not restrain himself at all.
He heard from Fan Kang that Wang Tao's counselor Gao Hong was quite talented. Now that Wang Tao is having trouble with him, could it be Gao Hong's idea? But such a trick like a child's grudge doesn't look like it was the idea of a capable counselor.
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Eunuch Zhao ignored their previous conflicts and just said: "Now that everyone is here, let's get things done today, and everyone will be clean inside and outside."
Wang Tao replied with a smile on his face: "It all follows your father-in-law's orders. I will have someone prepare the incense case."
After saying that, he let Eunuch Zhao go to the Jiedushi Hall and asked Eunuch Zhao to sit on the tiger-skin chair in the middle. Eunuch Zhao still knew the rules. Although he was very domineering every time he went downstairs, he never violated the rules of the officialdom.
This time, he would never dare to see Wang Tao ask him to sit on the throne. If he sat in this position and asked the censors to participate in a play, he would be beaten to death immediately. Although the eunuchs of this dynasty are very powerful,
Although he was very important, his status was very low under the suppression of successive emperors. This was the method that the founding emperor came up with. He wanted to use eunuchs, the emperor's domestic slaves, to fight against the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty, but also to prevent them from becoming big. In the end
He became a eunuch and held the emperor hostage.
Therefore, no matter how Wang Tao made concessions, Eunuch Zhao would not sit on it. In the end, Eunuch Zhao became a little annoyed and said rudely: "Do you want our family's life by letting us sit in this seat, or what?"
After hearing these words, Wang Tao realized that although eunuchs in this dynasty had great power, Emperor Taizu and Emperor Taizong had regulations on how they should sit, lie down, and walk. One of them was that they were not allowed to sit in the official position.
After Wang Tao came to his senses, he quickly apologized. Eunuch Zhao was not in the mood to chat with him anymore and asked directly: "How are the preparations for the Xiang case? Our family doesn't have time, so we won't delay it here anymore."
Wang Tao saw Eunuch Zhao's impatience and quickly ordered people to speed up. Soon the incense table was placed in the lobby.
Eunuch Zhao came to the incense table, and the young eunuch who followed him hurriedly delivered a sandalwood box. Eunuch Zhao carefully opened the box and took out the yellow imperial edict from inside.
Wang Tao and Jia Ge hurriedly came to kneel down in front of the incense table.
Eunuch Zhao opened the imperial edict, took a look at the two people kneeling below, and then read aloud: "The emperor is destined to carry the emperor, and the edict says: Jia Ke has made great achievements in defeating the Tatars. I am very pleased. I am now promoted to be the commander." , supervise the two towns of Xuanhua and Kaiping, and specially confer the third rank of Zhaoyong General Yongjue. I admire this."
Jia Ke shouted loudly from below: "My lord, Jia Ke has accepted the order."
After hearing what he said, Eunuch Zhao turned the incense case and put the imperial edict into his hand, and then said gently: "General Jia, the emperor thinks very highly of you. You must repay the emperor for his kindness."
Jia Ke hurriedly said: "Even if I die, I can't repay the emperor for your kindness to me. From now on, I will only die."
After hearing what he said, Eunuch Zhao said with satisfaction: "This time, the emperor has handed over half of the troops in Xuanfu Town to you. You have to be careful."
Now Jia Ke finally knows about Jiedushi Wang Tao, why is he so dissatisfied with him? He is now controlling Xuanhua and Kaiping towns. He is blocking the gate of Xuanfu Town. Although he guarantees the safety of Xuanfu Town, he has He has 40,000 troops, which is almost half of the military strength. If the number of people who are living on empty wages in various places are removed, he almost controls two-thirds of the troops in Xuanfu Town, almost eclipsing Wang Tao, the military governor. And this Comparing this matter, competing with Jia Ke before was nothing more than a trivial matter.
After reading the imperial edict, Eunuch Zhao seemed to have put aside one of his worries and said with a relaxed face: "Now that the matter is done, it is time for our family to set off tomorrow."
Wang Tao heard what he said and quickly stepped forward to persuade him: "Although my father-in-law has been staying in our Xuanfu for a while, he has been busy with official duties and has no time to travel around. Now that the matter is finally done, I will accompany him in the next few days. Eunuch Zhao took a walk around and enjoyed the scenery of the grassland."
Unexpectedly, the eunuch who took care of him was not grateful. During this period, eunuch Zhao was in Xuanfu Town. Looking at this dilapidated city, it was incomparable to any small county town, let alone the capital city. He wanted to have a good meal. , there was nowhere to spend money. So he should have been annoyed a long time ago. Now he heard that Wang Tao, the Jiedushi Commander, kept trying to persuade him to stay. Although he had good intentions, Eunuch Zhao said very angrily: "Our family is busy with official business, and the police car There are still a lot of things waiting for me, so I don’t have time to play here. Okay, please stop trying to persuade me, I have my own reasons."
After saying this, he tossed his sleeves and led the young eunuch outside. Wang Tao and Jia Ke hurriedly sent him outside the gate until they watched them leave in a sedan chair.
Seeing that Eunuch Zhao had left, Jia Ke turned around and said to Wang Tao: "Jia Ke, a humble servant, is here to pay homage to you."
Wang Tao said with a smile: "Master Jia is in a high position now, so there is no need to give me gifts."
Jia Ke quickly lowered his head, raised his hands and said to Wang Tao: "Where did your Majesty come from? No matter how high-ranking an official I am, I am still a subordinate of your Majesty. I must obey your orders. Your Majesty, I am so ashamed of my humble position."
Seeing that he was still so humble to him, Wang Tao softened his expression and said calmly: "The military situation is urgent, so I won't keep you. After you go, I won't have any soldiers for you. I will only give you some soldiers every month." I'll give you food and salary, and you can recruit the soldiers you need." After saying that, he went into the mansion without looking back.
Jia Ke left him hanging outside the door, but still bowed and clasped his fists to salute Wang Tao's back. In fact, he was extremely angry now. Wang Tao just said that he would recruit soldiers by himself, but he didn't even mention a penny. Should he be asked to recruit soldiers empty-handed?
The soldiers outside the gate saw this situation. Although they were soldiers of Jiedushi Wang Tao, they knew that Jia Ke had been running back and forth for Xuanfu Town this time and had gone through many hardships. Now seeing him being treated like this by Jiedushi Wang Tao,
There was a look of intolerance on their faces. They still liked Jia Ke very much. If Jia Ke hadn't come to his rescue in time, they might not be alive now. Now that they see Jia Ke being treated unfairly, they all feel angry for him.
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It wasn't until Wang Tao's back disappeared that Jia Ke straightened up. Then he smiled and cupped his hands at the soldiers at the gate, as if he didn't care at all. Then he took the horse from the side and led the people away.
After Jia Ke left a distance, the smile on his face immediately disappeared and became extremely gloomy. He led the horse and walked in front, followed by a few soldiers who did not dare to disturb him until he left the Xuanfu Town.
At the city gate, Jia Ke turned around and took another look, his eyes shining with cold light.