On the fifth day after Meng He led his army to leave, Jia Ke returned to Kaiping Town from the northern grasslands with his loot, two to three million taels of silver, and a population of hundreds of thousands.
When Jia Ke came back this time, the whole Kaiping Town was in a state of shock. Fan Kang came to greet him with all the civil and military personnel, and he was so shocked that he could not speak. He originally thought that even if Jia Ke could succeed this time, it would just be an attack.
It's a small tribe. It would be very good to contain the Tatars. I didn't expect that Jia Ke's harvest would be so rich.
Just seeing the fully loaded vehicles in Jia Ke's team, the endless number of people following the team, and the endless groups of cattle, sheep, and horses, you can tell that Jia Ke is
A great victory.
Surrounded by everyone and welcomed by the people and soldiers in Kaiping Town, Jia Ke returned all the way to the commanding office.
Jia Ge did not rest immediately after returning to the commander's office. Instead, he immediately convened a meeting of all generals in Kaiping Town.
In the lobby of the command room, all the generals stood in sequence on the left and right, and the eight captains of the Eight Banners also stood on one side of the lobby. This time, the generals who accompanied Jia Ke on the expedition all made a lot of money, so naturally they all
They talked loudly and showed off to their colleagues what they had gained in this expedition. The infantry generals who did not accompany Jia Ke on the expedition all had red eyes with envy.
Jia Ke first returned to the inner house, changed his clothes and returned to the lobby. As soon as Jia Ke entered the lobby, the voices of the generals disappeared immediately, and they all stood on both sides with serious faces.
After Jia Ke sat on the big chair in the middle, he said to the people below: "This time we went north and achieved very good results and achieved the expected goal. The Tatars had to withdraw their troops to deal with us, which alleviated the problem.
The pressure on other passes on the nine sides has been explained to the imperial court."
Then Jia Ke said: "You only need to hand over half of all the seizures of the soldiers who went on this expedition. The rest belongs to you personally."
At this time, Jirigela couldn't help but stood up and asked: "Master, we have captured many women this time. The young men in the tribe are anxious to get wives. They asked me to ask the master when will these wives be available?"
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When he said this, Jia Ke immediately laughed and said, "Ji Rigela, you are so worried. I'm afraid you are thinking about your beautiful new wife."
After Jia Ke finished saying this, everyone below burst into laughter.
Jirigela scratched his head in embarrassment and finally said: "Master, the young men in the clan really asked me to speak. They don't dare to deceive the master."
Jia Ke did not embarrass him, but turned around and said to Liu Yu next to him: "You are relatively familiar with Manchu affairs. It is up to you to assign wives to each brother."
Liu Yu immediately stood up and raised his hands and said: "Master, please rest assured, I will go to each tribe tomorrow. I will definitely get this done as soon as possible."
After Jia Ke gave him instructions, he said to Chen Xi: "You are our chief steward. We have seized a lot this time. You should count it and put it in the warehouse immediately. Don't suffer any losses."
Chen Xi did not dare to neglect, and immediately handed over his hands and replied to Jia Ke: "Don't worry, sir. I will organize manpower immediately to complete the inventory of this batch of materials as soon as possible, and then report to your sir."
Seeing that everyone was fine, Jia Ke announced that the meeting was dismissed. However, he kept Fan Kang.
After Jia Ke took Fan Kang to the study room of the commander's residence, they took their seats respectively.
Jia Ke mysteriously took out something from the package he carried with him, and then said to Fan Kang: "Sir, what is this?"
Fan Kang was also a little puzzled by Jia Ke's mysterious appearance. But he still opened the package according to Jia Ke's request and saw that the package was an ordinary wooden box.
Fan Kang glanced at Jia Ke in confusion, and Jia Ke didn't say anything because after he opened the wooden box, Fan Kang opened the wooden box and looked inside. His face was immediately pale with shock. Although Fan Kang didn't see
There is a complete picture of what is in the box, but you can probably understand it just by looking at the appearance.
Fan Kang took out the contents of the box with trembling hands, and then looked up at the bottom carefully. He saw a word engraved on it: Life is in the sky, that is, longevity and longevity.
Fan Kang immediately exclaimed: "The jade seal of the country!"
Jia Ke watched silently from the side until Fan Kang slowly calmed down and then said: "Sir, I found this in Alsileng Khan's tent. I have already seen it and it should be true.
Sir, let’s see what I should do with this treasure.”
Fan Kang had regained his composure at this time, thought about it carefully, and then said categorically to Jia Ke: "Keeping this thing will not be of any benefit to the lord, but will make others jealous. It is better to hand it over to the court in exchange for a bright future for the lord.
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After listening to Fan Kang's words, Jia Ke had a smile on his face. Fan Kang and others had exactly the same idea as him. This thing was said to be a treasure, but in fact it was just a dead thing. How could it be real?
The official position and territory come well.
"Then I will trouble you, sir, to write a memorial for me. I will immediately send the memorial and the imperial seal to the capital, so that I can claim credit and receive rewards for everyone."
Fan Kang did not hesitate and immediately drafted a memorial for Jia Ke in his study. In the memorial, he highlighted his two raids on Arsleng Khan and asked him to return the imperial seal by chance.
After Fan Kang finished writing, he asked Jia Ke to read it. Jia Ke saw that there was nothing wrong with it, so he stamped the seal of his command on the side, then put it in an envelope, sealed it with ink pad again, and stamped it again.
Got the commander's seal.
After a night of silence, the next day, Jia Ke prepared to send someone to send the imperial seal and the memorial to the capital. This time, he still planned to bypass Wang Tao, the Jiedushi envoy, and write directly to the emperor.
However, this time Jia Ke was already a third-rank commander and was fully qualified to submit memorials to the emperor on his own. Now that Jia Ke was a commander, the control over him became even more relaxed.
Not only did Jia Ke have to deliver the memorial, but more importantly, he had to escort the Imperial Seal to Beijing. Jia Ke still left this matter to Liu Yu, and he wouldn't worry if it were left to anyone else.
He also asked Liu Yu to take all the guards with him. But Jia Ke did not tell them what they were escorting. He just told them that this was a very important treasure to the imperial court. There must be no mistakes along the way, and the speed
The sooner the better. Jia Ke equipped each of them with three horses and asked them to deliver the treasure to the capital in one day and one night.
After Liu Yu and his soldiers were ready, Jia Ke called Liu Yu to him, handed him a wooden box wrapped in yellow cloth, and told him again: "This time it is important, you have to pay more attention along the way."
Be careful. If you encounter anyone who dares to stop you, whether he is a prince, noble, or a member of the court, you can kill him without mercy. When you go to the capital, don’t go to the Ministry of War to report. Go directly to Tiananmen and ask the guards inside to report to the emperor.
, just say that I, Jia Ke, have urgent matters to report to the emperor. I will show my memorial to the emperor first. The emperor will definitely summon you at that time. No one can approach this wooden box until you see the emperor. You will do it in person.
Escort the wooden box to the emperor. Do you understand?"
After listening to Jia Ke's words, Liu Yu couldn't help but feel his heart pounding. What kind of treasure is it that requires such an arrangement? But Liu Yu didn't hesitate at all and said categorically to Jia Ke: "Uncle, please don't worry. As long as I, Liu Yu,
If there is still one life left, this wooden box must be handed over to the emperor himself.
Jia Ke asked him again like an old woman: "This time you all wear iron armor. Remember that there will be provocations along the way, and you must not be merciful. You have only one task, overcome all difficulties and deliver this wooden box to the emperor."
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Liu Yu said without any hesitation: "Uncle, I will leave now. I will try to deliver the wooden box to the emperor tomorrow morning."
Jia Ke patted Liu Yu on the shoulder and said, "You have to be careful on the road. I have worked hard on this journey. When you come back this time, I will prepare a small village for you outside Kaiping. That is four to five hundred acres of land."
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Liu Yu's face turned red with excitement. He never thought that he could also have a Zhuangzi. Although he was still the son of Jia Ke, these Zhuangzi could be recorded in the name of the master Jia Ke. In the future, as long as Jia Ke's descendants are loyal, they will all
There is no need to pay taxes, and this is saving a lifetime of glory and wealth for your children and grandchildren.
Liu Yu set off from Kaiping Town in an excited mood. There were one hundred and twenty of them along the way, everyone was wearing iron armor, and three horses took turns to gallop.
When people saw them along the way, they hid aside one after another, not daring to get even half a step closer to them.
Liu Yu ran towards the capital day and night. When he arrived at the capital, it was already dark. Liu Yu was about to enter the capital from Deshengmen, but he was stopped as soon as he arrived at the city gate. This time he did not mean to cause trouble. Because they were one hundred and twenty
The ten people were wearing iron armor, carrying weapons with them, and each of them was riding a tall horse. If we didn't figure it out clearly and let these people in, the city gate officials might be unable to bear the burden.
When Liu Yu saw someone blocking the road, he immediately pulled out the sword on his body and said to the person: "I have been ordered to handle urgent military affairs. I have to go directly to the palace to see the emperor. Because the escort is important, no one can get even half a step closer to this person.
Brother, please get out of the way, otherwise don’t blame brother, I won’t be polite.”
After hearing what he said, the city gate officer's heart jumped. He had been working here for so many years and had never encountered such a situation. However, where his duties lay, he still stepped forward and saluted: "Brother, I
Seeing that you are also serving in the army, you should understand the difficulties below. If I let you in, I am afraid it will be against military orders. Why don't you take off your armor, put down your sword, and I will personally accompany you to see our Lord. If you have anything to do with me then,
He said."
Liu Yu felt that what this man said was very reasonable. He originally wanted to agree, but he remembered what Jia Ke said. He must hand over the wooden box to the emperor with his own hands. If he agrees with his suggestion now, he must go to see his master. If that
When someone asks what is in the box, how should he answer?
So Liu Yu stopped talking nonsense with him, picked up a riding crop and slapped him hard on the face. At the same time, he shouted: "You dare to intercept me when I need to handle urgent military affairs. You are eating the heart of a bear and the courage of a leopard." So he also
Ignoring the obstruction of the city gate officials, he forcibly led his troops into the city.
After entering the city, he knew that there must be trouble in this matter. Therefore, he did not dare to delay and led his people straight to the palace city.
When Liu Yu and the others arrived at Tiananmen, the place was already heavily guarded. It turned out that the capital had its own method of transmitting messages. When Liu Yu and the others had just forced their way into the city, various news had already spread outside the palace. There were already
They were heavily guarded and there was a fear that they might be rebels or something like that.
Liu Yu did not expect that the matter would become such a big deal. Now that it has reached this point, there is only one way to go.
Liu Yu said to the soldiers on guard outside the palace wall: "I have been ordered by Jia Ke, the commander of Xuanhua and Kaiping towns, to see the emperor about something important. Let's go in and report it quickly, otherwise something big will happen, and I'm afraid you won't be able to bear the consequences."
." After saying that, he took out Jia Ke's memorial from his arms and handed it forward.