Seeing that the emperor was stubborn, the Supreme Emperor decided to have a showdown with him, "Let me tell you the truth. I see the current situation very clearly. Due to my confusion, I mistakenly believed Jia Ke. Now Jia Ke has already
The situation is difficult to control. If we want to continue to maintain our power, we can only give part of our power to Jia Ke, and Jia Yuanchun's prince is the link."
When the emperor heard this, how could he not understand what the Emperor meant? The Emperor clearly said that his country might have reached its most dangerous moment.
If authority can be divided now, Jia Ke's empire can still be maintained. If he insists on force, I'm afraid Jia Ke will overthrow the table and start a new one. By then, let alone the empire, I'm afraid his life will not be saved.
Only now did the emperor feel scared. He always thought that he was sure of victory. Although Jia Ke had some power, as long as he slowly weakened, it would only take a year or two to knock Jia Ke into the bottom.
But unexpectedly, the Supreme Emperor poured cold water on his head. Now he is somewhat sober. These leading generals started collecting taxes all over the world at the same time. How could there be such a coincidence in the world? If no one was instructing them behind their backs, how could they?
To be so united.
The emperor's clothes were soaked with cold sweat when he thought of this. When the emperor saw the emperor's bewildered look, his disappointment became even more serious. Although the third prince was somewhat smart, he had never received an orthodox imperial education since he was a child.
It's really a far cry from the imprisoned prince.
The original prince at least knew how to win over military morale, but it was useless to control the army, but now the emperor only knew how to hang out with civil servants. He was not aware at all that Jia Ke bribed military generals to control military morale.
But he really wronged the emperor. Jia Ke did not do anything to bribe the generals. He had a faster and safer way than this. Even if he, the Supreme Emperor, was still in power, he probably wouldn't be able to notice anything strange.
"Is this the only way it can be? Sooner or later, if this goes on, Jia Ke will become disloyal. Even if Jia Ke does not usurp the throne for Jia Yuanchun's sake, is it possible that his heirs can keep their duties like him?
?” The emperor still defended his actions unconsciously.
"If we can appease Jia Ke, we can protect our dynasty for several more decades. If in these decades, our family has a wise emperor, there will still be a chance of survival. Now is not the time to confront him head-on. He
If you control the military, you control the political power. Isn't this great? Why do you have to fight to the death?" The Supreme Emperor was also a little helpless about the emperor's persistence.
Then the emperor's voice became weaker and weaker, and finally he closed his eyes and snored. The empress dowager next to him saw that the emperor was asleep, so she quickly covered him with a quilt and made the bed. Then she stood up and waved to the emperor, and then
Out of the bedroom.
When the emperor saw the empress dowager summoning him, he followed the empress dowager out of the palace and came to the main hall of Ningshou Palace.
"I wonder why the Queen Mother summoned her children?"
"Emperor, Ai Jia, let me tell you the truth. I'm afraid the Supreme Emperor will only be here for a few months. You have to be prepared. No matter what measures you want to take, it's best to finish dealing with Jia Ke within these few months."
The Empress Dowager said with some sadness that the Supreme Emperor had been dependent on her for all these years, and now she saw him aging day by day and was about to leave. Now she said she was not sad in her heart, that would be a lie.
"Don't worry, mother, I already know. I'll go back and take measures as soon as possible." Although the emperor knew that the situation was critical and Jia Ke had fully grasped the initiative, he still wanted to give it another try.
Moreover, as long as the emperor suddenly launches an attack and deals with Jia Ke first, the people under him will be leaderless. If he divides and conquers, it is still possible to get through the difficulties.
Even if there is no way to deal with Jia Ke, he also has a backup plan. During this period of time, he has frequently favored Jia Yuanchun. As long as Jia Yuanchun is pregnant and gives birth to a prince, he can keep it even if he is wiped out. This can be regarded as giving himself this opportunity.
The pulse left a path of retreat.
The Empress Dowager has been wallowing in the palace for so many years, what kind of person has she not seen? As soon as she saw the emperor's expression, she knew that she did not take the Supreme Emperor's warning to heart.
"Emperor, no matter what you do, Ai Jia will tell you again here. You must have a child with Jia Yuanchun. This is the last way out. Otherwise, we will have no way out." The Empress Dowager felt that she could only say this.
Here, after saying this, I stopped caring about the emperor, re-entered the palace of the emperor, and went to take care of the emperor.
The emperor originally came to Ningshou Palace this time to ask the Supreme Emperor for advice on how to deal with Jia Ke. Unexpectedly, the Supreme Emperor poured cold water on him and the only way he came up with was to have a child with Jia Yuanchun.
The emperor is now very frustrated. The analysis just made by the Supreme Emperor made him understand the situation clearly, and also let him know Jia Ke's trump card.
According to the analysis of the Supreme Emperor, the emperor has no chance to make a comeback now. However, the emperor does not believe in this evil, and he still has to fight for the sake of his ancestors.
But what the Supreme Emperor said is right. It is also right to leave a way out for yourself and for the country.
At this time, Xia Shouzhong, who was standing next to him, asked the emperor, "Long live Lord, are we in the Hall of Cultivation of the Heart now, or where are we going?"
The emperor thought for a moment and said directly: "Go to Fengzao Palace and Concubine Yuan."
When Xia Shouzhong heard what the emperor said, he immediately ordered the eunuch next to him to bring up the sedan chair. The emperor then headed straight for Fengzao Palace.
When the emperor came to Phoenix Claw Palace, someone had informed Jia Yuanchun in advance. And Jia Yingchun was waiting at the door with his maids and eunuchs.
As soon as the emperor's sedan arrived in front of Fengzao Palace, Jia Yuanchun knelt down and shouted three times: "Long live the emperor."
The emperor came out of the sedan chair and saw Jia Yuanchun kneeling on the ground to greet her. He hurriedly took a few steps forward to help Jia Yuanchun up and said with a smile on his face: "My beloved, you don't need to be polite."
Jia Yuanchun stood up with the emperor's help, and then said to the emperor with a smile: "How can that be done? The royal family has its own royal etiquette. If I don't observe etiquette, I will be laughed at by others."
The two of them chatted and laughed for a while at the palace gate, and then helped them into the main hall together.
After the emperor entered the main hall, he sat down on the main seat in the center, accompanied by Jia Yuanchun.
"My dear concubine, I haven't seen you for a few days. You are plumper now."
Jia Yuanchun's face turned red after listening to the emperor's words. During this period of time, under the care of the imperial doctor, his body had improved greatly and he ate much more than before, so he no longer felt a little plump.
The emperor was a little crazy when he saw Jia Yuanchun's rosy face and his indescribable charm. To say that Jia Yuanchun's appearance was ranked among the top among the twelve beauties of Jinling.
The emperor stretched out his hand to hold Jia Yuanchun in his arms, caressed her face gently, and then said as if unintentionally: "The beauty of my beloved concubine is rare in the world. I can't leave my beloved concubine for a while. We will have children in the future.
I will definitely make him the prince."
When Jia Yuanchun heard the emperor say this, her face was filled with joy. Isn't this exactly what she was pursuing? In this way, the Jia family retained their wealth, the dynasty retained their throne, and she could become the empress dowager again. Such beautiful things were really three.
All its beauty.
Jia Yuanchun was secretly rejoicing, but did not see the gloom in the emperor's eyes. This time the emperor revealed this to Jia Yuanchun to appease Jia Yuanchun and the Jia family. Even if he was afraid that he would fail, with this promise, he could keep his job.
Toward the mountains and rivers.
Besides, since Jia Ke demoted several civil servants who were having fun to the South China Sea, his power in the court increased greatly, and several civil servants actually moved closer to him and became his subordinates.
Whether these people want to speculate or sincerely seek refuge, Jia Ke will always win over them.
Among them, the most important ones are Zhang Chaoxin, Minister of the Ministry of Industry and Censor of the Right Capital, Tian Hui, Shaoqing of the Imperial Palace, Chen Zuoliang, Shaoqing of the Taichang, Peng Bi, Minister of the Ministry of War, and Xie Xiang, the Censor of the Left Capital.
In addition to these people, there are many people with small official positions. This time Jia Ke did not recruit civil servants as casually as the previous times. After some operations, these people were more loyal to Jia Ke than to them.
The Emperor's allegiance.
The five of them each had their own power in the court, so a faction headed by Jia Ke was formed among the civil servants. Although this faction is not very powerful now, because Jia Ke is in charge of it, it has more power.
Not too small either.
This gave Jia Ke a much greater say in the court, unlike before when he was alone and had no one to help him despite his high position and authority.
On this day, Jia Ke was handling official business in the Military Aircraft Department. Jia Ke became more and more tough in the Military Aircraft Department. Many things required Jia Ke's consent before they could be enacted in the world. Several ministers in the Military Aircraft Department also resisted several times.
However, Jia Ke suppressed them all with the power of the head minister of the Military Aircraft Department.
It's just that Jia Ke still followed the rules. Although he reviewed and approved every policy, it would still be sent to the emperor in the end, and then the emperor would approve it and then it would be circulated throughout the world.
It is precisely because of this that the other military ministers can tolerate Jia Ke.
The factions of the three military ministers representing the emperor in the Military Aircraft Department have now clearly felt the expansion of Jia Ke's power among civil servants.
But they have nothing to do about this situation now, and everyone has their own ambitions. They cannot force these civil servants to sever ties with Jia Ke.
On this day, Jia Ke was working at the Military Aircraft Department. He inadvertently picked up several memorials sent from Shaanxi, and his brows never relaxed. Since the beginning of spring in Shaanxi, it has not rained for more than three months.
Shaanxi's geographical environment is not good to begin with. It has not rained in March, so this year's crops may not be harvested. Not only did the court lose a large amount of tax revenue, but it also had to transport disaster relief grain and grass to Shaanxi.
Although there are still some silver taels in the treasury, these silver taels have been put to use long ago, and only one million taels can be used for disaster relief. This is a drop in the bucket for Shaanxi and the province's drought.
It seems that the imperial court must prepare for disaster relief now, and must not wait until the autumn harvest to make preparations, otherwise it will be too late to raise food and grass by then, and unpredictable turmoil will occur in Shaanxi.