Jia Mu and Mrs. Zhang had been talking for nearly an hour. The maid outside came to report that the master had finished the wine and Mr. Shi wanted to come in and bid farewell to the old lady.
So Jia Mu hurriedly told them to enter again. Soon the door curtain was opened and Jia Zheng and others came in from the outside.
As soon as they came in, they smelled of alcohol. Jia Zheng and Jia Ke were fine. Jia Zheng seldom drank alcohol, so he didn't eat much. As a general, Jia Ke drank these few glasses of wine as if nothing happened.
Only Shi Nai's face was flushed now, and he had drunk a lot at first glance, but at least he was still awake, and he did not forget to salute Jia Mu after he came in.
Seeing their looks, Jia's mother complained unhappily to Jia Zheng, "Why are you eating so much? He has something to do when he goes back. Doesn't this delay his trip?"
How could Shi Nai allow Jia Zheng to be complained by Jia's mother? He quickly responded: "I don't blame my second cousin. I'm in a good mood today, so I had a few more drinks."
Then the two sides chatted for a few more words, and Shi Nai got up to leave. After all, they still had a lot of things to do at home. In a few days, they would go south to Yangzhou. They were pressed for time and they had no time to go back now.
Jia's mother knew their situation, so she did not try to keep them here. She just held Shi Nai's hand and sent him out of the compound, and then came back reluctantly.
Shi Nai also had tears in his face and kept saying goodbye like Jia Mu. The two of them lingered at the door for a long time before they separated.
Jia Mu waited for Shi Nai and others to disappear, and then with tears in her eyes, she floated back into the house again.
In the evening, Jia Ke returned to his Wuyanghou Mansion, where Qin Keqing had been waiting for him for a long time.
"Uncle, you just came back now. Could it be that there is a little beauty outside who tripped you up?" Qin Keqing saw Jia Ke coming back. Although she went up to get him a change of clothes, the strong smell of vinegar in her mouth could not go away.
"Why are you jealous? She's just a little girl, not as mature and beautiful as our Keqing. This is just an old lady leaving a way out for the Shi family." When Jia Ke saw Qin Keqing's jealousy, he quickly explained.
Then, in order to please Qin Keqing, Jia Ke's flattery flowed in like a torrent of river water.
To be honest, Brother Jia loves Qin Keqing like the apple of his eye. The other three concubines also visit less now, and only visit once or twice a month for fun.
I can't blame Jia Ke for this. Qin Keqing's appearance is the most beautiful among the women Jia Ke has seen so far. If she doesn't pamper her, will she still be a man?
When Qin Keqing heard Jia Ke's praise, her face immediately turned red. She helped Jia Ke to the upright position with some trepidation.
"It will be the first day of September in a month. Do you have anything to do?" Qin Keqing saw that Jia Ke was getting more and more outrageous and hurriedly changed the subject.
Jia Ke frowned when he heard this, "I'm really busy these days. Is there something important that day?"
"It's nothing, it's just Sister Feng's birthday. The old lady said a few days ago that everyone should join in to reward her." Qin Keqing came behind Jia Ke, rubbed his shoulders, and whispered in his ear.
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Jia Ke immediately felt a scent of fragrance swirling on his nose, which made him feel a little distraught. He was truly worthy of being the number one goblin in Dream of Red Mansions.
"Then I'll try my best to come back before noon. Then all I need to do is show up at the banquet. You can take care of the rest." Jia Ke turned around, hugged Qin Keqing, and asked her to sit on his lap.
Qin Keqing put her arms around Jia Ke's neck and said with a chuckle: "Don't you have a representative with the old lady? Why do you need me?"
Jia Ke slapped her on the buttocks and said, "You must have learned a lesson from being naughty."
Qin Keqing felt her cheeks turn red, and she hugged the neck of her jacket charmingly, "Please forgive me this time, I won't dare to do it again."
Jia Ke was really tickled by her teasing, so soon the lights in the room went out.
For the next period of time, Jia Ke still went to the Military Aircraft Department every day. He was now more strict in managing personnel transfers in the Military Aircraft Department, almost to the point of ousting Liu Yu, the Minister of Civil Affairs.
Jia Ke entered the military aircraft office as usual. As soon as he was ready, Lei Yingfei, the Minister of War, also ran into the military aircraft office.
Lei Ying saw that no one else had come yet, and only Jia Ke was sitting there. Regardless of whether he and Jia Ke were political enemies, Lei Ying immediately came to Jia Ke.
"Master Jia is in trouble, something big happened at the border." Lei Ying said impatiently as soon as he arrived at Jia Ke's table.
Jia Ke glanced at him expressionlessly, and then said calmly: "Master Lei, what's going on? You're so anxious. The sky hasn't fallen yet."
"Okay, my Lord Jia, this has made my eyebrows angry, and you can still be so calm. Please read this report quickly."
After Lei Ying finished speaking, he sent a memorial to Jia Ke.
Jia Ke took it calmly and opened it. He was also surprised. It turned out that the report clearly stated that the Tatars from the north had gathered hundreds of thousands of horses outside Gubeikou. It seemed that they were going south again this year.
, because the situation was urgent, we sent an 800-mile express to let the court prepare in advance.
After Jia Ke read this memorial, he actually felt a little unhappy. He had spent so much energy on arranging intelligence agencies, but he didn't expect that such important news would not be discovered by his intelligence network. This was no small oversight.
After Jia Ke read it, he tapped his fingers on the table while thinking about the next strategy.
Next, should we take the initiative to resist the enemy outside the country's borders, or should we go deeper and annihilate the enemy within the country's borders?
Lei Ying looked at Jia Ke thinking there, and his eyes began to wander.
At this time, Liu Yu, the Minister of Civil Affairs, also came to the military aircraft office.
When Lei Ying saw that he had an ally, he hurried over and pulled him to Jia Ke's side, and handed the memorial from Jia Ke's table to Liu Yu.
"Master Liu, please hurry up and take a look. This news is terrible. Let's discuss a countermeasure and report it to the emperor." Lei Ying urged Liu Yu to read the memorial quickly so that everyone could discuss the result later.
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Just when Liu Yu was holding the rice dumplings and frowning more and more as he looked at them, two other military aircraft ministers, Yuan Meng Ming, the dean of the Hanlin Academy, and Sun Yan, the minister of the Ministry of Punishments, also came to the military aircraft department.
When Jia Ke saw that everyone had arrived, he spoke, "Please come over here. I have something to report to you two adults."
The two men were about to sit back in their seats, but when they heard what Jia Ke said, they quickly came to Jia Ke's side.
"Just now, Mr. Lei Yinglei, Minister of War, sent an urgent report from the border. It seems to be from Gubei Port. It is said that the Tatars have gathered hundreds of thousands of horses at Gubei Port. It seems that they will march south again this year. The target
I suspect it’s still near the capital.”
As soon as Jia Ke finished speaking, the two people were shocked. A few years ago, the Tatars had done this once, and that time it was really a big deal.
At that time, the Tatars invaded, which not only caused heavy losses to the capital, but more importantly, allowed the deposed prince to seize the opportunity and almost knock the emperor off his horse.
Liu Yu had already read the memorial carefully at this time, "What I mean is that we should quickly gather our troops and go to Gubeikou to resist the enemy. It is best to defeat them on the grassland to avoid the loss of our people and the turmoil of the court."
As soon as Liu Yu finished speaking his opinion, Lei Ying couldn't wait to agree, "I think what Mr. Liu said is that if it is solved immediately, it will be difficult to deal with the Central Plains when the Tatars enter."
At this time, Meng Ming, the dean of the Hanlin Academy, glanced at Jia Ke quietly, then lowered his head to think, without expressing any opinion.
Sun Yan, the Minister of Punishment, thought for a while and said, "I don't have much experience in military matters. I think it's better to leave this kind of matter to Mr. Jia. After all, his experience in the battlefield is beyond what we civil servants can match."
Lei Ying and Liu Yu looked at each other and felt that Sun Yan, the Minister of Punishment, would make sense under normal circumstances, but this time they could not let Jia Ke make the decision anyway.
Liu Yu immediately retorted: "What we are discussing is not about arranging troops to attack, kill and defend, but about a big strategy. I don't think Mr. Jia has experienced it, so we should discuss this matter together."
Jia Ke just smiled and didn't say anything. Now the information is just a memorial. He might as well say how many troops the Tatars sent. There is no need to argue about it now.
Let’s talk about the strangeness of the 800-mile expedited journey. It is said that hundreds of thousands of Tatars are preparing to go south. But with so many people and horses, how much food and grass will be consumed? How can the Tatars hold on with their national strength? This is questionable.
There are many places.
When Liu Yu saw that everyone was silent, he continued: "For the sake of the safety of the people of the Central Plains and the court, we should immediately gather our troops and go north to fight the Tatars to the death."
Jia Ke thought for a while and felt that he should say a few words. Otherwise, these people have forgotten who is in charge of this military aircraft department.
"I think it is better to lure the enemy deeper. As long as he attacks from Xuanfu Town and Liaodong, and there are men from the capital, he will suffer heavy losses at the foot of the capital even if he comes with five or six million. In this way, ten Tatars will
I won’t be able to recover within a year.”
After hearing what Jia Ke said, Lei Ying immediately became unhappy, "Master Jia, do you mean to let the millions of people near the capital be ravaged by the Tatars? In this case, what do you want us, the high officials of the DPRK, to do?"
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Jia Ke became angry after hearing Lei Ying's rude words. He slapped the table hard and said, "What kind of place is this? There is no room for you to speak. Why don't you leave now?"
When Lei Ying heard Jia Ke's scolding, he almost fainted. This Jia Ke was still young, but he had just relied on his previous efforts to lure the Supreme Emperor to control the imperial court, and now he dared to reprimand him at the military plane.
But he wanted to refute but there was no reason. What Jia Ke said was indeed polite. He is no longer the Minister of Military Aircraft. When the Military Aircraft Department discusses topics, he can at most listen to it and has no room to interrupt. When the Minister of Military Aircraft needs him, he will be there.
He would be supplemented by others, and when not needed, he could only listen on the side with his mouth closed. This is the difference between the Minister of Military and Aircraft and the ordinary Minister.