After scolding Lei Ying, Jia Ke came back to his senses and said to other military ministers: "This matter is not trivial. I think it is better to lure the enemy deeper. After all, we are not familiar with the terrain on the grassland, and the grassland is too wide for
Cavalry fights, and our troops are indeed inferior to the Tatars in terms of cavalry."
After hearing what Jia Ke said, Meng Ming, the president of the Hanlin Academy, and Sun Yan, the minister of punishment, both nodded. After all, Jia Ke did have the right to speak in this regard, and even if they had not gone through a war, they knew how to ask for peace with the Tatars on the grassland.
It is really difficult for people to fight.
When Liu Yu saw that everyone else agreed with Jia Ke's opinion, he felt a little anxious, so he winked at Sun Yan, the Minister of Punishment next to him.
Sun Yan, Shangshu of the Ministry of Justice, was stunned at first, and then he seemed to understand something and immediately began to echo Liu Yu, "I think Master Jia's words are a little wrong. Even on the grassland, we can't defeat him, and we can guard him."
A few months. When the Tatars run out of food, they can't retreat even if they don't want to. If this is what Mr. Jia said, then our people near the capital will almost be wiped out by them. I think it's better to defend the enemy and the country.
Better than anything else.”
"Yes, this is exactly what Mr. Sun said. In this way, we can not only allow the Tatars to retreat, but also ensure that the people of the Central Plains are not disturbed. Isn't it the best of both worlds? Why put the other side in our hinterland?" Liu Yu
He glared at Jia Ke and said, as if Jia Ke was a peerless traitor.
Jia Ke saw that the two of them were against him and didn't say anything more. In fact, what others said was reasonable. If he took the initiative and fought cautiously, he could also ensure that the people of the Central Plains were not disturbed.
But in Jia Ke's opinion, this is completely passive defense. It is better to lead the opponent into his own hinterland, then surround him from all sides and annihilate him at the feet of the capital.
Since Jia Ke can't achieve anything by arguing like this, since they want to keep the enemy away from the country, they should just do as they say.
When the Tatars invade again in a few years, they will already have real power, and it will not be up to them.
"Since the two adults have said so, I have nothing to say. Let's report to the emperor together at Dongnuan Pavilion." After Jia Ke finished speaking, he walked out of the military aircraft office that day and headed towards the Yangxin Hall.
Several other people also followed Jia Ke, while Lei Ying and Liu Yu glanced at each other, with a hint of excitement in their eyes.
Their small movements below were clearly seen by Sun Yan, the Minister of Punishment, but he just pretended not to see them and continued to follow Jia Ke with his head lowered.
And old Meng Ming walked leisurely at the end, as if these things had nothing to do with him. Now Meng Ming adheres to the principle that doing more is worse than doing less. As long as it is a matter of principle, he will say nothing. If Jia Ke If he was really asked to express his position, he would just follow Jia Ke's words.
When everyone came to Dongnuang Pavilion, the emperor had not yet come to work. During this period, since Jia Ke began to strengthen his control over the military aircraft department, the emperor could intervene in fewer and fewer things.
As a result, the emperor was no longer as diligent as before. He would only come to Dongnuang Pavilion at three o'clock in the morning every day to see if there were any important memorials, and then go back to the inner palace after casually reading a few memorials.
On the surface, it seemed that he no longer cared about business, but in fact the emperor was more anxious than anyone else. After returning to the harem, he asked his subordinates to get the latest information and analyze it carefully. In addition, there were also situations in various places. He also
You must understand that you are very afraid that something will go wrong in his country.
If the country is really unstable, even if Jia Ke is removed, he will not be able to achieve anything good.
Jia Ke and everyone had been waiting in front of Dongnuan Pavilion for almost an hour, but the emperor had not passed through the harem. Jia Ke became impatient and grabbed a young eunuch, "Hurry up and report to the emperor in the palace.
, please tell us that we, the military ministers and the Minister of War, have important military information to report to the emperor, and ask the emperor to come to Dongnuan Pavilion as soon as possible."
The little eunuch looked at Jia Ke and was speechless. There were always strict rules in the palace. How could he, a little eunuch who works as a handyman in the Yangxin Hall, be qualified to go to the harem? If he made a wrong step, he would be beaten to death immediately.
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"This slave is kowtowing to Master Jia. It's because I don't want to report it. It's true that the harem is not a place for slaves to go." After finishing speaking, the little eunuch knelt on the ground and kept kowtowing without saying anything else. Looking at him
If you look like that, you will soon knock yourself out.
Liu Yu couldn't stand it anymore, "Master Jia, what's the point if we wait a little longer? Why do you have to make things difficult for this little eunuch? You know that once he goes in, I'm afraid he won't be able to survive."
Jia Ke said expressionlessly: "This is an urgent military situation. Not to mention the death of one or two eunuchs, even if they are all dead, the emperor will have to come out and listen to our report."
While they were arguing there, they heard someone shouting from the side of Yangxin Hall, "Who is so bold that he wants to kill all the eunuchs in my palace?"
Jia Ke and others looked back and told the emperor that he and a group of eunuchs had arrived in front of the main hall of Yangxin Palace from far away.
A cold light flashed in Jia Ke's eyes, and he immediately calmed down. Then he led several people to the emperor, knelt down and kowtowed to him.
The emperor did not let them get up, but still stood there and said condescendingly: "What's the big deal, we want our Lord Jia to kill all the eunuchs in the palace."
Jia Ke was speechless at the emperor's out-of-context quote. Now he could only argue: "Long live Lord, there is an urgent military situation at the border. Long live Lord, you have not been treated for a long time. I am really worried, so I asked a young eunuch to report to the harem."
, I didn’t expect that the emperor heard something wrong, it’s my fault, please forgive me.”
The emperor actually gave Jia Ke a slap in the face, and then nodded reluctantly, "Everyone, get up. If you have anything to say, go into the hall and talk."
After the emperor said these words, he entered the Yangxin Hall first. Jia Ke and others only dared to stand up after seeing the emperor enter the Yangxin Hall, and then entered the Yangxin Hall with gentle steps.
After Jia Ke and others entered the Yangxin Hall, the emperor had already sat firmly on the throne, and they stood firm under the emperor's throne.
"Tell me, what urgent military situation is there that makes our Lord Jia so anxious?" The emperor still did not forget to ridicule Jia Ke.
Jia Ke didn't say anything and waved to Lei Ying next to him, which meant that everyone should go up and report.
Lei Ying saw Jia Ke's gesture, stood up and said to the emperor: "Long live the Lord received a report from Gubeikou this morning, saying that the Tatars have gathered hundreds of thousands of horses in the north, and it seems they want to invade again
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The emperor immediately stood up from his seat, startling Xia Shouzhong next to him, "The memorial is here, bring it over quickly."
Liu Yu quickly took a few steps forward with the memorial and raised his hands high above his head. Immediately, a young eunuch came over, took the memorial, stepped back a few steps, turned around, and came to the emperor in three steps and two steps at a time.
near.
Xia Shouzhong took the memorial from the young eunuch, then turned around and sent it to the emperor.
After the emperor received the memorial, he stood there and read it hastily. Then he said with a gloomy face: "What countermeasures do you have this time?"
Jia Ke stood up and said: "The ministers at the Military Aircraft Department have two ideas. Now they are at a stalemate. In the end, we have to ask the emperor to make a decision."
The emperor didn't even look at Jia Ke, but focused his attention on Liu Yu.
Liu Yu quickly stood up, bowed his hands to the emperor and said: "Your Majesty, Mr. Jia means to lure the enemy deep, and then concentrate the troops in Liaodong of Xuanfu and near the capital to wipe out the invading enemy. This will ensure that the enemy will not dare to invade in the next few years.
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After hearing this, the emperor immediately became furious: "Nonsense! If this happens, the people of the capital will suffer. Moreover, the last invasion of the Tatars already disturbed the late emperor's mausoleum. Could it be that Jia Ke, you want the Tatars to
You will be happy only after digging up the late emperor's grave."
This sentence is too serious. If you want to do something, confiscation of your home and extermination of your clan is a trivial matter.
When Jia Ke heard what the emperor said, he immediately raised his head and stared at the emperor with dark eyes, "Your Majesty, what does this mean? Is it true that I am doing something wrong for my country?"
After Jia Ke finished speaking, he did not just let it go. Instead, he took a few steps forward and glared at the emperor angrily. It seemed that he was very angry. If the emperor did anything bad again, he would rush forward.
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Liu Yu looked around and saw that Jia Ke was already angry. He knew that he could not provoke Jia Ke anymore at this time, otherwise if Jia Ke ignored him, all his efforts would be in vain.
"Master Jia, what are you talking about? The emperor just said it out of anger. As a minister, you should be considerate of the emperor and don't take it personally." Liu Yu stepped forward and stood in the way of the emperor and Jia Ke.
Are you really afraid that Jia Ke will do something impulsively?
When the emperor saw Jia Ke's gloomy gaze, he became a little timid, and hurriedly added: "I made a slip of the tongue, so don't take it to heart. No one is allowed to mention this matter in the future, otherwise it will be disrespectful.
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When Jia Ke heard that the emperor had given in, he lowered his head again and returned to the squad.
The emperor was relieved when he saw Jia Ke retreating to the class. Now even the emperor could feel Jia Ke's majesty, which showed how powerful Jia Ke was now.
"My dear friends, Jia Aiqing wants to lure the enemy deeper. What else? Didn't I say that I have another idea?" The emperor quickly changed the subject.
Liu Yu stood there and took advantage of the situation, turned around and said to the emperor: "Long live the Qi report, the opinion of Wei Chen and the Minister of War, Lei Ying, is to concentrate the troops and go north to defend the enemy outside the country."
When the emperor heard this, he smiled on his face, "I think this method is good. In this way, we can not only repel the enemy troops, but also ensure the safety of the capital. I think this is the way to go."
Jia Ke didn't object this time. He could see that even if he objected again, the monarchs and ministers would be able to reject it. In that case, let them decide what to say.