After Jia Ke ordered people to send Jia Lian back to his residence, he had some leisure time. After this leisure time, he felt a little itchy. He had not been to the Wuyang Marquis Mansion next to him. Although he could not live in it for the time being, it would be nice to take a look.
OK.
Jia Ke had nothing to do in the afternoon, so he ordered Lin Zhixiao to come, so that he could open the Wuyang Marquis Mansion and go in to see the layout himself.
This mansion has been built for a year or two, but I, the owner, have never entered it once. This is too outrageous.
After Lin Zhixiao arrived, he first called Jia Ke and said hello, and then asked: "What do you want me to do with you?"
"I haven't been inside the Wuyang Marquis Mansion for so many years since it was built. I just have nothing to do this afternoon. Please open the door now and I'll go in and take a look."
After hearing what Jia Ke said, Lin Zhixiao immediately said to Jia Ke: "Uncle, there is no need to open the gate. The yard next to our mansion is just across the wall from the Wuyang Marquis Mansion, so the old lady took the initiative to build a moon gate there, so that in the future the two mansions will
You can communicate with each other without going through the gate, and you can be regarded as a family that is not separated."
Jia Ke nodded and agreed with Jia Mu's method. Even if he came to Rongguo Mansion in the future, he would not have to go in and out through the main entrance, which would save a lot of trouble.
So Jia Ke, led by Lin Zhixiao, entered the Wuyang Hou Mansion through a moon gate on the east side of the Rongguo Mansion.
Jia Ke spent the afternoon shopping around Wuyang Hou Mansion and found that the architectural layout of Wuyang Hou Mansion was similar to that of Rongguo Mansion, and it had obviously exceeded the specifications of the Hou Mansion. Only the details of the Hou Mansion still retained the style of the Hou Mansion. This was obviously the emperor's affection for himself.
This is a house given by the emperor. Although it exceeds the specifications, the censors have nothing to say. If they build it like this, there will be censors to participate in it immediately.
The main hall of Wuyanghou Mansion was named Wuwei Hall given by the emperor himself. On both sides, there are couplets personally mentioned by the emperor: "Chen Chen exegesis, policy for public security."
Further back is the backyard of Wuwei Hall, which can be regarded as the formal inner courtyard of Wuyanghou Mansion. It is naturally the place where the wife of Wuyanghou Mansion lives.
Overall, Wuyang Hou Mansion is very luxurious, with more than 200 large and small rooms. Entering Wuwei Hall from the main entrance, you have to pass through the Yimen, the main hall, and the inner Yimen, and then you get to Wuwei Hall. Wuwei Hall is five
There is a large room in the middle, with wing rooms on both sides. A building of this size is comparable to the Rongguo Mansion. In addition, there are twenty or thirty small courtyards around it, and there is a back garden in the backyard, which contains rare and rare plants.
Too many to count.
When Jia Ke came to the back garden, he also met several gardeners. These people were sent by Jia's mother to take care of the back garden. Otherwise, it would be a pity that all the flowers and plants would die.
Jia Ke walked around Wuyanghou Mansion and felt very satisfied. This mansion was one of the few in the capital.
In the next few days, Jia Ke was either in the military camp outside the city or wandering around the palace. The court did not send him any errands, nor did he order him to lead the army back to Xuanfu Town.
However, the Rongguo Mansion has been very busy these days. It is arranging the marriage for Jia Ke. Jia Ke is already nearly 20 years old and does not have a wife yet. It is really unreasonable. And Qin Keqing is now fifteen or sixteen years old. According to ancient sayings,
, now is a good time to leave the cabinet.
They felt that nothing happened here, but they didn't know that there was an undercurrent in the capital and a conspiracy was going on in the palace.
At this time, in Dongnuan Pavilion, what were the emperor's closest ministers discussing?
The emperor and I were listening to their discussion on the throne. King Beijing stood aside and listened to their plan. He frowned and said, "Since the arrangements have been made, is there no loopholes? I don't think so. The people around the emperor now
Although there are many guards, there are not many experts. If the enemy sends a general to make a surprise attack, the emperor may be in danger."
King Beijing couldn't help but think of the way Jia Ke was galloping back and forth among the enemy formations these days, chasing Alsileng Khan.
After hearing what King Beijing said, the emperor also felt that this was a problem, so he asked: "Who do you think I should send to protect you?"
King Beijing knelt down first and said: "Your Majesty, I recommend a person. With this person, even with thousands of troops, I can ensure that your Majesty is safe."
"I wonder who he is? He has such courage."
"Marquis Wuyang, Jia Ke, the governor of Xuanfu Town, has the courage to be unstoppable. With him by your majesty's side, even thousands of troops and horses cannot hurt your majesty." King Beijing hurriedly recommended Jia Ke to the emperor.
He was on the battlefield a few days ago and was shocked by Jia Ke's bravery. Now Jia Ke can no longer defeat him with many people and few. As long as he is not tired, even thousands of troops cannot trap him.
When the emperor heard that he recommended Jia Ke, he couldn't help but smile. He now has great trust in Jia Ke. Even if King Beijing didn't recommend him, he would still transfer Jia Ke to his personal bodyguard. To be honest, who else is better than the emperor?
They all care about their own safety.
"Since King Beijing recommended Jia Ke, I think this person is still good, so I will ask him to stay with me as a personal guard when I offer sacrifices to Taizu in three days." The emperor said with satisfaction.
Everyone knelt down together and said that they would obey the emperor's order. Others were fine with it. At this time, Huo Tu, the Minister of War, held his hands tightly and looked a little nervous. But no one paid attention to him.
So this conspiracy was roughly decided, and the results would be visible only three days later. This time the emperor made the decision, but he had no choice. If he didn't take action, he might end up becoming Li Yuan, or even be forced to death.
The next day the emperor held court, Jia Ke came to the court again. There was nothing important today. The emperor just announced that in three days, the emperor would lead all civil and military officials to worship Taizu's mausoleum to comfort Taizu. The Tatars had already
After being defeated, the tomb was disturbed before to apologize to Taizu.
None of the civil and military officials objected to this. In ancient times, worshiping ancestors was a major event. It was understandable for the emperor to do this, and it could even be regarded as a sign of a wise king.
Then the emperor ordered that on the day of the sacrifice, because Jia Ke had the greatest merit this time, he could accompany the emperor to perform the sacrifice. This was a supreme honor for the ministers.
After hearing the emperor's order, Jia Ke immediately knelt in the center of the hall and repeatedly expressed his gratitude to the emperor for his favor.
This is a supreme honor for Jia Ke and the Jia family. After this, even if the emperor is no longer around, there is nothing that can be done about Jia Ke if he does not rebel and the new emperor ascends the throne. At most, he can be left idle.
Life is okay.
In the next two days, all the officials in the capital were busy focusing on the emperor's visit to Taizu's mausoleum.
And Jia Ke was not idle either. He had to go to the Ministry of Rites every day to receive training from the officials of the Ministry of Rites. During the sacrifice process, he should do what he should and should not do without making any mistakes. This exhausted Jia Ke.
He felt that this was more tiring than going to the battlefield to fight for a day. He was like a wooden man, at the mercy of the other party.
On the day of the sacrifice, Jia Ke got up in the middle of the night, put on his helmet, crown, robe, and belt, picked up the Fangtian painted halberd, mounted the fire dragon pony, and came to the palace gate to wait for the emperor's summons.
This was an order conveyed to him by the emperor on the first day, saying that he should dress neatly and accompany the emperor to express his condolences to Emperor Taizu, and also let Emperor Taizu know that with such a brave general at his side, everything would be fine.
To be honest, Jia Ke had a very bad premonition. The emperor asked him to be fully armed when he went to worship the mausoleum. This was not to accompany the sacrifice, but he was clearly asked to protect the emperor. It seemed that something big was going to happen during the mausoleum ceremony this time.
It wasn't until seven or eight o'clock in the morning that the emperor called him to his side. This time, he didn't take away his Fang Tian Hua Ji and asked him to come directly to the emperor with the weapon. If this had happened before, Jia Ke would have known it right away.
He was pushed out and beheaded.
And Jia Ke also found that the emperor was different from before, and his clothes seemed to be much thicker. Jia Ke was a battle-hardened general, and he could tell at a glance that the emperor was lined with soft armor. And the eunuchs around the emperor were all replaced by holes.
They are powerful eunuchs, and all of them are wearing armor and wielding swords.
At this time, Jia Ke could only hide his doubts in his heart and act as if nothing had happened, but he held the Fangtian Huaji and followed the emperor, never leaving. The emperor was very happy to see Jia Ke so alert. He had Jia Ke.
With the general Ke here, even if there are thousands of troops, he can't hurt himself.
When the emperor was dressed neatly, the queen and the concubines rode on their own. The emperor rode a tall white horse. Jia Ke rode a fire dragon pony and carried Fang Tian's painted halberd. They followed closely beside the emperor and came to the outside of the palace gate.
, by this time all the civil and military officials had been waiting for a long time.
When these people saw the emperor coming out, they knelt down and shouted long live. When they got up, they saw Jia Ke, a guard in full military uniform, beside the emperor. Many people became dissatisfied. They had just paid tribute to the emperor, and indirectly they also
He kowtowed to Jia Ke. Then several censors joined Jia Ke on the spot and said that he violated etiquette and should not go to the mausoleum in military uniform.
But the emperor ignored them and ordered people to drive these people out. At this time, these officials felt that something was wrong. So they no longer dared to say anything and could only silently follow the emperor on their horses.
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The emperor's luan drove out of Deshengmen and headed for the imperial mausoleum forty-five miles outside the capital. At the front of the procession was the emperor's imperial guard, and the emperor, surrounded by many followers on the leading horse and the imperial guards, marched at the front of the procession.
Middle and rear part. This huge royal mausoleum procession set off from Desheng Gate in the capital. It was a grand lineup of ceremonial guards, various chariots and horses, solemn books, guards and servants. Among them, there were four large elephants dragging the mausoleum.
There was a canopy-like pavilion on the cart. This was not the emperor’s sleeping tent, but a tool for visiting the mausoleum. There were guards on both sides of the cart. The procession continued for seven or eight miles, and people were kneeling on both sides of the road.
, all came to see the emperor’s beauty.
Jia Ke was most worried at this time. He was really afraid that an assassin would pop out from among the people. So during this period, he did not let go of his Fangtian painted halberd. At the same time, he observed the surroundings vigilantly and activated the general's spiritual sense to the extreme.
Fortunately, nothing unusual was found, and the team left Desheng Gate safely. When they reached the official road outside the gate, Jia Ke relaxed a little. There were very few people here anymore.
The procession of visiting the mausoleum walked for a whole day before arriving at the imperial mausoleum. When they arrived at the imperial mausoleum, it was already sunset. The emperor would stay outside the imperial mausoleum for a day and start worshiping tomorrow morning.
The emperor was not allowed to live in the imperial mausoleum when he was worshiping the mausoleum. This was not considered disrespectful and was also unlucky. Therefore, the emperor built an imperial tent and set up a camp five miles outside the imperial mausoleum. Jia Ke
His camp was closely adjacent to the emperor's tent. On that night, the emperor personally issued an order that except Jia Ke, no one was allowed to approach his camp. Even the queen and concubines were not allowed to go there.