After Wei Kun finished thinking, he knelt there and raised his hands to Jia Ke and said: "Master, there is absolutely no error in the intelligence during this period. There is no way the Tatars can gather so many troops in the north. Such a big mobilization is impossible for us.
unknown."
"It's impossible to gather? Then where did these people from the north come from?" Jia Ke said lightly as he sat there.
Wei Kun heard Jia Ke's question and said bravely: "Uncle, the information we got this year is that Alsileng Khan, with his main force, is fighting the invading black-clad food in the Western Region. Tang Kuai is fighting against the Tatars this year."
The trade involved a lot of slaves brought from the West, so it seems that it cannot be fake.”
"There is no reward from the Eight Banners of the Manchu people. If Alsileng Khan wants to mobilize hundreds of thousands of troops and come to the north of Gubeikou, he will definitely pass through the territory of the Eight Banners of the Manchu people. No matter how slow they are, they will be able to discover it."
Jia Ke knew about this. This year, the income of Wuyang Marquis Mansion has increased significantly. In addition to the Eight Banners' annual income of hundreds of thousands, the income from Tang Kuai's trade has increased significantly by several times that of last year. He has already understood that, mainly
The source of this is the slave trade. Now many officials in the imperial court are proud to raise Orchid.
It seems that Jia Ke's information is correct, so this time the emperor may have set a trap for him.
"What's the news from the palace?"
"Uncle Qi, the news from the Emperor is relatively clear. The Emperor's health is indeed failing. He is only awake for one or two hours every day. It depends on the situation that he will not be able to hold on this year." Wei Kun is now most concerned about the news in the palace.
Afraid of missing something.
"What about the emperor? Now they are all working hard on us, but you don't have anything to report?" Jia Ke said unhappily. He now understood that this was the emperor's plan against him, and this time the emperor wanted to deal with him.
Wei Kun was in trouble now and couldn't tell, "Uncle, it's really hard to penetrate the Emperor's place. The Emperor has handed over the secret guards to Xia Shouzhong. These people are all veterans. The most our people can do is clean outside the Yangxin Palace.
, where can I get into it and know such strict information?"
"The only thing that can be determined is that the emperor has had many contacts with several of his confidants in recent days. As for whether they have discussed dealing with the uncle, I don't know."
Jia Ke also sighed. His intelligence network was indeed short-lived and could not be compared with an intelligence agency with a history of hundreds of years like the secret guards. If he had not controlled the military power and suppressed the secret guards with all his strength, I am afraid that his current
The two intelligence agencies have long been eliminated by the secret guards.
While everyone was troubled, suddenly someone from outside came to report.
"I would like to say hello to you, sir. There is a woman outside who said she was ordered by the madam to deliver news to the uncle. I wonder if she should be allowed in?" The yamen servant who came in to report said to Jia Ke cautiously.
Jia Ke was a little puzzled. Qin Keqing never asked about his affairs, nor did she send him any news halfway. What happened this time? Could something happen at home?
"Ask her to come in and answer in the study." Jia Ke felt puzzled, but since Qin Keqing sent someone, he couldn't ignore it.
After a while, a young maid came to Jia Ke's study.
Jia Ke saw that this person recognized him. She was a second-class maid in Qin Keqing's room and was considered to be relatively favored, second only to Ruizhu. She had some power in the house, and her name was Miaozhu.
Miaozhu came in, came to the hyperthyroidism in a dazed manner, gave him a blessing, and then said: "Master, I have been ordered by the nanny to send a message to the master."
When Jia Ke heard that she was Qin Keqing's nanny, her expression became serious. This Zhu Lin family was the secret hand left by Qin Keqing's father and controlled a lot of power. She even controlled two ministers of the imperial court.
"what's up?"
"Sir, I really don't know, but there is a letter, and I will understand after reading it." Miaozhu took out a sealed letter from her arms and sent it to Jia Ke.
Jia Ke took the letter and opened it on the spot and read it carefully.
It turns out that this letter was also sent to Jia Ke. News came from Sun Yan, the Minister of Punishment, saying that this time the troops were sent north. I was afraid there was a fraud. The emperor and Liu Yu himself had set up an ambush, which might be detrimental to Jia Ke.
Jia Ke finally understood this time that the northern Tatar invasion was basically the emperor's plan. He wanted Jia Ke to lead the nearby soldiers and horses northward, and then kill him on the way.
This trick has been performed countless times in ancient times on earth, but I never thought that I would have to experience it once.
Jia Ke handed the letter to Fan Kang who was standing aside, and then walked around the study with his hands behind his back.
Finally he came to his senses and said to Miaozhu: "Go back and tell the wet nurse that I know about it and have made preparations so that she doesn't have to worry."
After hearing Jia Ke's reply, Miaozhu said a thousand blessings, exited the study, and returned to Wuyang Hou Mansion.
Wei Kun stood nearby and saw this woman, and felt a sense of crisis in her heart. She did not expect that in addition to him and Tang Kuai, Jia Ke actually had another intelligence force, and had already penetrated into the emperor's side. How could this not make people feel frightened?
.As expected, being with a king is like accompanying a tiger. Although Jia Ke is not a king yet, it is almost the same for him. It seems that he should be careful in what he does in the future.
Fan Kang didn't expect that Jia Ke actually had another force, but this kind of thing was not something that one of his subordinates could ask.
Fan Kang just read the letter once and understood the emperor's purpose this time.
"My lord, it seems that the emperor can't bear it anymore and wants to deal with you before the death of the emperor. This can be regarded as using the emperor's last bit of power to stabilize the court situation." Fan Kang's analysis was similar to what Jia Ke thought.
Jia Ke felt more and more depressed as he walked in the room. Then he turned around, flicked his sleeves, and said fiercely: "In that case, don't blame me for staging the Chenqiao Mutiny for him."
Fan Kang and others naturally understood the allusion to the Chenqiao mutiny and knew that Jia Ke had made up his mind this time.
Jia Ke returned to the main seat. After sitting down, he asked Fan Kang: "Sir, what do you think I should do if it succeeds this time?"
Fan Kang figured out what Jia Ke meant as soon as he thought about it. Was he asking whether he should be Cao Cao for a while or Zhao Kuangyin directly?
Fan Kang thought for a while and then said: "Lord, if the city takes my opinion, it would be better to take control of the situation for a while and then take things slowly."
"Why?" Jia Ke was already angry with the emperor. He originally waited for the death of the Supreme Emperor before taking action. He thought that the emperor was so impatient that he was looking for death. In this case, there was no need for him to bother with him anymore.
"Although my lord now controls the military power, the civil servants in the world have all been promoted by the Supreme Emperor over the years. I am afraid that most of them are sympathetic to the Supreme Emperor and the Emperor. However, in the current form, although they cannot make much waves,
But local turmoil is inevitable." Fan Kang explained his analysis to Jia Ke in detail, especially mentioning local turmoil, which was what Fan Kang was most worried about.
Fan Kang raised his head and looked at Jia Ke's face, and then analyzed for him: "My lord, once there is turmoil in the world, even if the lord sends troops to suppress it everywhere, it will probably take several years to completely calm it down. And once it happens, it will take a few years."
In the event of turmoil, people's livelihood will inevitably wither, and it will not be possible to recover in a few years, and it may not be possible to recover in less than ten or twenty years."
Jia Ke banged his hands on the table and thought about it. Fan Kang was right. Although the situation has been decided, these civil servants have a lot of say in the local area, and there are many gentry to support them. If they act rashly, these people will definitely
It will cause turmoil in the local area. Although I am not afraid, the people will suffer.
Fan Kang saw some relief on Jiake's face and knew that he was now leaning towards his own strategy, so he continued: "My lord still has great ambitions. He will not just guard this world. The Tatars in the north and the Tatars in the south
Barbarians are my lord's target. If there is turmoil in the country, my lord may have to lie dormant for a few more years."
"In that case, let's be Cao Cao for a while first." Jia Ke made the final decision on the strategy for the next three or four years. But there was still some regret on his face, after all, he couldn't get it right in one step.
At the same time, Jiaco was also a little frightened by his recklessness just now. He has indeed become swollen during this period of time, and he can no longer listen to what others say.
Fortunately, Fan Kang spoke up and gave up his thoughts. Otherwise, he would have only succeeded in a short time, but ruined his plan of a hundred years.
Fan Kang saw Jia Ke's regret and said for him: "Master, don't worry, in just three or four years, these civil servants will forget about the emperor and the emperor. The amnesia of these civil servants and scholars is very serious."
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When Jia Ke heard what he said, he didn't feel like laughing. "Sir, you are right. The amnesia of these civil servants is indeed very severe."
This is not Jia Ke's nonsense. There have been many foreign invasions, but in the end it was not the path led by these civil servants. They have a family first, and then a country. They can sell anything for the benefit of the family, let alone the emperor and the emperor.
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"As long as the lord is holding the emperor hostage to command the princes, within a few years these people will abandon the dynasty for the sake of family interests, and the lord can legitimately ascend the throne and sit in the palace."
When Fan Kang said this, he was also a little excited. He had been following Jia Ke for so many years, and he had finally been looking forward to this day.
As long as Jia Ke faces south and faces north, and ascends the throne and sits in the palace as the earliest minister of the dragon, a duke cannot escape. In this way, it can be regarded as a glorious ancestor, leaving some foundation for future generations.
At this time, Wei Kun, listening to the discussion between Jia Ke and Fan Kang, also felt excited. If he succeeds this time, his fame will not be small in the future, and he can be an upright master in the future. As a member of the Jia family
Having a child at home was something he had never dared to think about for several lifetimes. Now that it was possible, he was so excited that he couldn't sleep just thinking about it.