Jia Ke just heard words similar to those a few years ago. Not only was he not angry, but he felt a little kind. He thought about how he was scolded by the guards at the door when he first came to the gate of the Jiedushi Mansion a few years ago.
. But now that I am about to become the owner of this mansion, I feel a strange feeling welling up in my heart.
Jia Ke looked at the terrified people kneeling on the ground and did not blame them. Instead, he said to them: "You don't have to be afraid. The inquiry just now was your duty. What's your fault? Get up quickly and go back to your place. Don't mess around."
In compliance with the rules of the Jiedushi Mansion."
When these soldiers heard what Jia Ke said, they dared to stand up, and then quickly stood on both sides of the Jiedushi Mansion. They held out their chests and belly and tried to look more majestic, so as to leave a mark in front of the Jiedushi Master.
A good impression.
When Jia Ke saw them all returning to their respective places, he got off his horse and ordered his people to open the main gate of the Jiedushi Mansion, and then went straight into the Jiedushi Mansion from the main gate. When he entered the Jiedushi Mansion, he took the small side door, but now
As the owner of the Jiedushi Mansion, when entering this gate for the first time, you must go through the main entrance.
Liu Yu and other soldiers followed Jia Ke into the Jiedushi Mansion. At this time, the Jiedushi Mansion was already in chaos, and Wang Tao's servants and maids were preparing to move.
When these people saw Jia Ke and others entering the Jiedu Envoy's Mansion, they all looked at the leader Jia Ke with curiosity, but then they understood that this person was the new Jiedushi Envoy. Many people's faces
Showing an expression of disinterest, he ignored them and went about their business.
Jia Ke could see the expressions of these servants clearly, but he did not get angry. After all, this was human nature. These people worked as servants in the Jiedushi Mansion and could almost walk sideways in this three-acre area of Xuanfu Town.
But once he returns to the countryside, he is just a servant of an ordinary rich family, and Jia Ke understands the difference.
Not long after Jia Ke entered the main hall of the Jiedushi Envoy, Wang Tao came over from the back house. At this time, the two met each other, which was quite awkward. Over the years, the relationship between the two had changed from friends to enemies, and it was not clear whose fault it was.
Jia Ke spoke first and said, "Master Wang, we meet again."
"Yes, we meet again, but the positions of host and guest are reversed. Now you are the owner of this mansion, and I am the guest." Wang Tao said with resentment.
Jia Ke was not angry at his sarcasm, but said calmly: "Since ancient times, the winner has been the king and the loser has been the enemy. Over the years, Wang Jiedu has forgotten his bravery. How can he remain undefeated? If Wang Jiedu had
If you still go to the grasslands as you did back then, I'm afraid you will be the one who gets the title of marquis now."
Wang Tao sneered disdainfully and said: "You are still too young to know the dangers involved. Do you really think that the grassland is so easy to go to? The 30,000 cavalry who followed me into the grassland back then only had 8,000 when they came back. You...
This is just a lucky win. If you treat this victory as normal, you will suffer the consequences in the future."
Jia Ke said to him calmly: "What's the use of talking about this now? It's better to hand over the seal as soon as possible to save everyone trouble."
After Wang Tao heard what Jia Ke said, he didn't say anything more. He just pointed at the table in the lobby and said, "Everything you want is there. Do you want me to bring the account books for you to look at? I heard you just arrived.
When we were in Kaipingwei, we killed the chief bookkeeper because of the account books, are you going to kill me too today?"
Jia Ke ignored him, but walked to the big case and examined it carefully. On it were placed the seal of the Jiedushi of Xuanfu Town and eighteen command arrows. These things were owned by Jia Ke and were in charge of Xuanfu Town.
certificate.
Jia Ke waved his hand, and Liu Yu came up from behind, took all the seals and tokens, and placed them close to his body.
Wang Tao watched Jia Ke's men put away all the seals and tokens, and the muscles on his face couldn't help but twitch a few times. These things had been kept by his side for more than ten years, and now they suddenly belonged to others, and the discomfort in his heart was
What others cannot understand.
Jia Ke put away the big seal and token, turned around, held his hands to Wang Tao and said: "Your Excellency, you are quite busy with housework these days, so I won't disturb you. Your Majesty, you will stay here in Jiedushi Mansion first, so there is no need to rush to move."
.When the new house is ready, it won’t be too late to leave.”
After Jia Ke finished speaking, he walked out. At this moment, Wang Tao spoke, "Wait a minute, I want to ask where I went wrong? Why did my great future be ruined in just a few years?"
Jia Ke didn't look back, and just said behind his back: "Your biggest problem is that you can't be single-minded. If you could wholeheartedly follow Gao Hong's words, although you would have offended the civil servants, we have Rongguo Mansion and Jingying Jiedu."
Mr. Wang, it would be nothing if you think about it, but you are so powerful that you compete with me for a small profit. Then Mr. Wang will not help you because of the relationship with our Jia family. Then everyone in the court will be your enemy.
Will you be able to work for a long time with this degree of restraint?"
After listening to Jia Ke's words, Wang Tao was silent for a long time and finally said: "I regret not listening to Gao Hong's words so that I can be where I am today. Fortunately, I can't be where I am today without listening to Gao Hong's words. Otherwise, I may die without a hiding place in the future."
After hearing this, Jia Ke remembered Fan Kang's evaluation of Gao Hong. He was good at using evil tricks and those who were counted hated him so much that he might not be able to save himself. If Wang Tao had been following Gao Hong's strategy, although he would be able to stay in Jiedu for the time being,
Although he remains in the position of envoy, more and more people will hate him. When it breaks out, it will be uncontrollable. By then it will not be a matter of demotion or loss of position. I am afraid there will be countless people who want his life.
Jia Ke couldn't help but sigh, not knowing whether Wang Tao's choice was right or wrong.
Jia Ke didn't stop any longer and went straight out of the Jiedu Envoy's Mansion, leading his soldiers back to the military camp outside the city.
Jia Ke stayed in the military camp outside the city for three days when someone came to report that Wang Tao had taken his family out of Xuanfu Town and returned to his hometown.
Jia Ke then took his people and returned to the Jiedushi Mansion. The place was already in a mess. Except for the house, which was not moved, everything that could be moved was moved. Everything that could not be moved was destroyed.
Jia Ke stood there with a helpless smile. The two sides didn't seem to have such a big hatred. Is it like this?
However, Jia Ke was thinking from the perspective of the winner. In Wang Tao's view, Jia Ke and he had a deep hatred. If it weren't for Jia Ke, he would still be staying in the position of Jiedushi.
Jia Ke saw that the house was uninhabitable for the time being, so he had to ask Qian Mao to clean it up quickly, as long as it was not luxurious enough to accommodate people. Otherwise, he would always live in the military camp and would not be able to do many things.
Moreover, the military camp is full of men, so it is inconvenient for the maids in his mansion to live there. Although no one has harassed them these days, every time they go out to do business, there are always a bunch of strong men watching. Let
These maids were all on tenterhooks.
The money trade housekeeper is quite reliable, and coupled with the flattery of people from all walks of life in Xuanfu Town, it took almost only one day to clean up all the debris, and all the furniture was replaced with new ones, saving money.
The Ambassador's Mansion has been completely renovated.
This is the benefit of power. You don’t even need to ask for many things. As long as you give a hint, many people will naturally rush to help you get things done.
Jia Ke did not choose any auspicious day, but moved in the next day after cleaning up the Jiedu Envoy's Mansion, and became the real and legitimate Jiedushi Envoy of Xuanfu Town.
On the second day after Jia Ke moved into the Jiedushi Mansion, he began to summon all the civil and military officials from Xuanfu Town to discuss matters, including the commanders and envoys from Xuanfu Town and its nearby passes, as well as the prefects and counties in Xuanfu Town.
Order, all were recruited to the Jiedushi Mansion.
When Jia Ke came to the lobby of the Jiedushi Mansion, there were already more than a dozen commanders and deputy commanders standing below. These people were already the highest level of Xuanfu Town. Standing on the side of the military attache entering Xuanfu Town
all civil servants.
Jia Ke sat on the big tiger-skin chair in the center, looking at all the unfamiliar faces below. Suddenly he remembered one person, the commander He Tong who sent him new soldiers the year before last, and found that he was not among these people.
middle.
Jia Ke asked, "Why didn't Commander He come?"
After Jia Ke asked this question, the people below didn't know how to answer. Finally, He Tong's good friend and deputy commander Wang Wei stood up and said to Wang Ke: "Master Qi, He Tong died for his country last year.
.”
Jia Ke was surprised when he heard this and asked, "When did it happen?"
Wang Wei continued to bow and salute and said: "It was last year when the Tatar soldiers besieged Xuanfu Town. In order to divert the attention of the Tatars so that the dead soldiers could break out of the siege and ask for help, He Tong ordered Wang Tao, the former military governor, to
He led a small number of soldiers and horses to attack the Tatar camp at night, but he never returned. The Tatars sent the body back the next day. By then, it had been hit by dozens of arrows, and even its intestines had leaked out.
Even though he was wrapped around his waist, he still fought to the death. The Tatars admired his bravery and sent his body back to the city."
After hearing this, Jia Ke felt a lifetime of sadness in his heart, and he also admired He Tong very much. If he, Jia Ke, had been in this situation, he would have broken out of the siege and escaped alone. How could he do it for others?
Buying time and damaging your own life.
Jia Ke admired He Tong's experience, and then continued to ask Wang Wei: "Where are his family members now? Is there any pension from the court?"
Wang Wei replied respectfully: "He Tong's wife, Li, has taken his body back to her hometown for burial. The imperial pension has been distributed to him. The former Jiedushi Wang Tao collected another three thousand taels and sent it to his home.
"
Jia Ke heard that Wang Tao was involved. Wang Tao didn't seem to be such a generous person. Why would he give him another three thousand taels of silver? This was probably because he felt guilty towards He Tong.
Jia Ke had already roughly guessed, so he did not continue to talk about the matter, but directly gave orders to the people below: "I already know everything about you drinking soldiers' blood and empty wages. I can't control other places, but in
This kind of thing must not happen in Xuanfu Town. From now on, you go back and fill up all the missing troops for me, and I will pretend that nothing happened. All soldiers and horses must be retrained in a month.
.When the time comes, if someone is short of people and continues to live on empty wages and drink soldiers’ blood, don’t blame me for turning your back on them.”
Jia Ke has always believed that the main reason why the soldiers in Xuanfu Town have low combat effectiveness is that they are beaten to the bone by these superior officers. In this case, who is willing to fight to the death? And if these generals encounter a strong enemy in the end, they can only
Let your own soldiers go up to resist.
In this way, it is almost exactly the same as the late Ming Dynasty on earth. At that time, the only people in the army who could fight were the few servants around the generals.
Since Jia Ke knows the dangers involved, he cannot let them continue to develop. He can't control other places now, but in his own Xuanfu Town, this kind of situation must not happen.