When Huo Tu heard that Jia Ke said that he was here to deliver an order, he personally escorted Jia Ke to the lobby of the Ministry of War, then wrote a document, stamped it with the seal of the Ministry of War, and handed it to Jia Ke.
After Jia Ke took it, he carefully put it in his arms.
After completing the formalities, Huo Tu said to Jia Ke: "Master Jia can rest at home these days. When reinforcements from various ministries arrive, the emperor will appoint a general to lead the army in a decisive battle with the Tatars. Then it will be up to Jia Ke.
Your Excellency has shown his talents."
"I don't have any ability. It's just because of the sacrifice of the soldiers that I can achieve some minor achievements. Mr. Huo, please don't praise me." Jia Ke replied humbly.
Huo Tu touched his beard and said to Jia Ke: "Jia Hou is too humble. How can I know if others don't know it? In the past few years, the border has been at war with the Tatars everywhere. Only Jia Hou is guarding Xuanfu Town.
It's safe and sound, but other places have been attacked a lot every year."
When Jia Ke heard his praise, he quickly said a few words of humility. Otherwise, he would be considered to be arrogant. Besides, this person keeps getting close to him. I am afraid he has something to ask for. But after all, he is
Minister of the Ministry of War, it is probably a big deal to ask for something from me, so I must be careful now and never fall into the trap of others.
Huo Tu saw that Jia Ke had a good attitude, and then said: "The emperor is very old now. To be disrespectful, the dragon may control Bintian at any time. What are Jia Hou's plans in the future?"
Jia Ke was a little stunned when he asked him this question. Jia Ke had never thought about this issue before. He just wanted to be loyal to the emperor for the time being and never paid attention to other things. He didn't expect Huo Tu to have such a problem.
ask.
When Huo Tu saw Jia Ke there, he didn't know how to answer, so he said seductively: "The current prince is a wise and benevolent man, why don't Jia Hou go to see him? This way, after the prince ascends the throne, Jia Hou will also be able to prosper.
"
After hearing what he said, Jia Ke felt a little panicked. What did Huo Tu mean? He dared to win over the generals of the imperial court so boldly. Is it true that he was blind when he became the emperor's spy? Or did the emperor already have an arrangement and deliberately gave the prince
Arrange a way out.
How could Jia Ke dare to express his position at this time? He raised his hand and said to Huo Tu: "Thank you for your kindness, Mr. Huo. Jia Ke has no other abilities. He is just a warrior. In the future, he will only obey the emperor's orders. I will not consider anything else.
"
Huo Tu felt a little unhappy after hearing Jia Ke's words, but he didn't say anything too outrageous. So everyone changed the topic.
The two chatted for a few more words, and Jia Ke left the military department and returned home to wait quietly. On the way home, Jia Ke's heart was still beating wildly. He had a premonition that something big was going to happen.
When Jia Ke returned home, he put aside the matter with Huo Tu. After all, this was not something he could touch. As long as he had a large number of troops and waited for changes, no matter what happened, he could keep his glory and wealth.
In the next few days, the capital was peaceful. The Tatars did not come to attack the city, but looted everywhere. The army of the dynasty also defended the city and did not go out to stop it.
Originally, with Jia Ke's military strength, he should have sent out cavalry at this time to harass constantly. At worst, he should have sent out strong generals to challenge. He could not allow the Tatars to plunder everywhere in peace. Unfortunately, he was in the capital and did not
This decision-making power can only be left to the arrangements of the Ministry of War, and then things will be carried out according to the orders.
On the next three to five days, reinforcements from all over the country arrived in a steady stream, and Fan Kang also dared to arrive in the capital with 30,000 infantry.
At this time, 300,000 to 400,000 people had gathered in the capital. Among them, the reinforcements brought by Xie Hu, the governor of Liaodong, were almost 100,000 at most. Moreover, these troops were all elites. It can be said that he had gathered all the people who could fight in Liaodong Town. Brought them all.
The emperor expressed great admiration for Xie Hu, the governor of Liaodong Town, for his performance this time. Unexpectedly, he was able to sacrifice himself for the sake of the court and worked hard for so many years. It seems that like Jia Ke, he is also loyal to the court.
When the emperor saw that the army had arrived, he ordered the officials of the third rank and above to go to Qianqing Palace the next day to discuss strategies for retreating from the enemy.
As the Marquis of Wuyang, Jia Ke was of the highest rank, and the Jiedushi of Xuanfu Town was of the first rank, so he came outside the palace early to wait.
Jia Ke didn't ask anyone else this time. In his mind, this should be like the morning court on TV, so he came to the palace before dawn. His early arrival made the people in front of the palace The guard was startled.
So a group of people surrounded Jia Ke and interrogated him carefully. Finally, they found out Jia Ke's identity and knew that Jia Ke was here to go to court. They couldn't laugh or cry. Finally, after these people explained, Jia Ke knew what a joke he was making, and the emperor went to court. It usually started at eight or nine o'clock. Jia Ke came to the palace before dawn. No wonder the imperial guards wanted to interrogate him. Moreover, the imperial guards had never heard of the early morning.
Jia Ke had no choice but to wait in front of the palace. Finally, the eunuch in front of the palace saw that he was a first-class official and Wuyang Marquis, so he let him into the concierge where he rested, otherwise he would have to stay in the cold. Wait another hour or two in the wind.
Jia Ke was bored in the concierge, so he kept chatting with the eunuch, "Brother, how long have you been in this palace just now?"
"I have been in the palace for as long as I can remember. My family is too poor to feed my children. Find me a place to eat so that I don't starve to death." The eunuch said sadly.
Jia Ke still sympathized with him, thinking that if he hadn't time-traveled into Jia Ke, and if he had time-traveled into a poor family, the result would not have been much better. At most, he would have relied on his martial arts to become a big-headed soldier and accumulate some military merits when he was old. Being a thousand households is the end.
"Brother, I don't know your surname. We can chat today, and we can take care of each other in the future."
"You are one of the best in the dynasty. I am just a lowly eunuch. How dare I associate with you?" The eunuch felt a little inferior.
"Brother, what are you talking about? If you hadn't let me in to escape the cold wind, I would still be shivering in the cold wind." Jia Ke felt that he had received a favor from this eunuch, so he asked his name clearly and would repay the favor later. Give him a look.
When the eunuch heard what Jia Ke said, he replied: "Before I entered the palace, my family name was Li. After entering the palace, I changed my surname to Zhao according to the rules, and my last name was named Kang."
"Brother, let me ask you something."
"Jia Houye, if you have anything to say, feel free to tell me. As long as I can tell you the truth, I will tell you the truth."
Jia Ke hesitated for a while and then asked sheepishly: "Brother, have you really never heard about the early morning?"
After Zhao Kang listened to Jia Ke's question, he laughed to himself, "Jiahou, I'm afraid he has watched too many plays. How could the emperor and the ministers get up at the third watch and arrive at the main hall at the fifth watch? This is not a morning court. It’s just torturing people.”
Jia Ke was a little embarrassed to say: "This is my first time to go to court, and I am embarrassed to ask others. I am afraid that others will say that I am ignorant. It seems that this time it is a joke."
Jia Ke and Eunuch Zhao chatted for a while, and soon the sky was bright. Ministers of civil and military affairs came one after another. When Jia Ke saw this scene, it was as if Eunuch Zhao was leaving.
Jia Ke followed the others to the gate of Qianqing, where several officials were already waiting. Jia Ke was young and had a shallow resume, so he didn't know them. So he could only stand by himself and wait boredly.
After about half an hour, more and more people came to court. Jia Ke was bored when he heard someone shout: "Niece Jia Shi, come here."
Jia Ke followed the sound and saw an elder in his fifties greeting Jia Ke with a smile. He saw this man wearing a silver-winged king's hat with a pure white hairpin on his head, and a white python robe of Jiangya seawater five-clawed dragon. He is tied with a red jasper belt, his face is like white jade, and he has a long beard on his chest.
When Jia Ke saw that he knew this man, he remembered that when he was practicing martial arts at the Jia family's training ground, this old man took great care of him. This was the old prince of Beijing. His family had been friends with the Jia family for generations. They also help each other in the classroom.
Jia Ke hurriedly ran over, came to King Beijing, bowed and saluted, "Jia Ke, I have met the old prince."
King Beijing stepped forward to help Jia Ke up, patted his arm and said with emotion: "When I met you, you were still a teenager. I didn't expect that after not seeing each other for a few years, you would already be a marquis, and we would rule the country."
"I can't deserve the praise from the old prince. Jia Ke only made a little effort, and I am still here because of the emperor's favor." Jia Ke said modestly.
Beijing Lao Wang laughed heartily, "You are more humble now than before. When you performed martial arts in the training ground, you were really arrogant. It seems that you are still training people outside. In just a few years, you have become as good as before. All those shortcomings have been corrected.”
"The old prince is ridiculous. I was very young back then, but now that I have been outside for a while, I realize how ignorant I was back then." Jia Ke replied with some shame.
While they were talking, the quiet whip at the gate of Qianqing suddenly sounded. This was to ask the courtiers to be quiet and enter the palace gate one by one. This quiet whip represented the authority of the emperor, and in etiquette, it meant that the courtiers could be whipped.
When King Beijing heard the sound of the quiet whip, he said to Jia Ke: "My nephew is going to court for the first time, and he still doesn't understand some of the rules. You will follow me closely in a while, and I will take care of you now."
Jia Ke is naturally very grateful to this old prince. Since the first time they met in the teaching field, this old prince has taken good care of him. It would be a lie to say that he is not grateful. It seems that he will have a lot of time with this old prince in the future. Being close to him also helps him in court.
So King Beijing went in front, and Jia Ke followed closely behind, and they entered the main hall of Qianqingmen together. After entering the main hall, the civil servants were on the left and the military attachés were on the right, arranged on both sides according to rank.
As the Marquis of Wuyang, Jia Ke was unexpectedly ranked among the top few. The other Jiedu envoys who came to reinforce were all far behind Jia Ke.
After everyone stood in line, they did not wait quietly like in the movies and TV shows. Instead, they whispered to each other and discussed how to retreat from the enemy. At this time, Jia Ke heard King Beijing ask: "Xian." How do you think your nephew should defeat the enemy?"
When Jia Ke heard the question from King Beijing, he couldn't deal with it, so he told the truth: "The Tatars came this time, firstly, to plunder supplies, and secondly, to test the strength of our dynasty. If we don't give them a head-on attack this time, the Tatars will I am afraid that people will invade every year, and even think of annexing the Central Plains. In my opinion, we should set up a battle array and lead them to a duel. And win the battle. In this way, one punch can be used to avoid hundreds of punches. If the battle is won, the Tatars will not dare to look south for at least five years."
King Beijing couldn't help but nodded after hearing Jia Ke's words. In recent years, the Tatars have been invading the south every year, and the court is in a state of panic. If he doesn't take this opportunity to give the Tatars a big blow, I'm afraid they will get worse. But in his heart
I am a little worried that the Tatars have always been fierce, and the imperial army may not be able to win if they fight against them, but I also think of the day when Jia Ke came, he led the cavalry to gallop back and forth among the Tatars, and no one was his opponent. If so.
The army and horses in Xuanfu Town are the central army, and various other people and horses are auxiliary, so they can fight the Tatars in the wild.
The reason why King Beijing thought so much was because the emperor had recruited him into the palace a few days ago and had discussed with him that he would be the commander-in-chief of all the armies in this battle against the Tatars.