Soon it was New Year's Eve, and on this day, the three residences of the Jia family were already dressed in red. Among them, the Duke of Yan's residence was the most lively and luxurious.
It was just because Jia Ke had taken control of the real power of the court this year, and the emperor could only retreat from the harem and become Jia Ke's puppet.
As a result, there were so many officials from all over the country giving gifts to Jia Ke, and Jia Ke didn't have to worry about it. The things that decorated Jia Ke's house were sent in advance by these people, and they were all the best, like that.
There is so much red cloth that it can cover the entire Yan Kingdom.
On the eve of the New Year's Eve, people go to the Jia family's ancestral hall in Ningguo Prefecture to kowtow and worship their ancestors. This is not only a practical need to carry on the family line and continue offering incense, but also a grand etiquette for descendants to serve their ancestors and express gratitude to their ancestors. Then there is the matter of reporting.
Ancestors describe the grand occasion of Jia's Mansion this year, and pray for their blessings that Jia's Mansion will continue to prosper in the future.
This year's scale was the center of all assumptions that had never been seen before. Whether it was close relatives or outings, almost everyone came. Even on the other side of Jinling, people from various tribes sent people to burn incense for the two ancestors Ning Guo Gong and Rong Guo Gong.
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As for entering the palace to congratulate the next day, there is no such thing this year, because the emperor is still in the palace and cannot come in and out at will. What's more, if those ministers want to meet the emperor, they need Jia Ke's consent.
So this year, all the courtiers became more relaxed and no longer had to go to the palace to congratulate the emperor. They rested at home. Only a few of the court officials were very angry about this, but they dared not speak out because they were afraid of being punished by the emperor.
Ke found out that not only his official position but his life might not be saved in the end.
After the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, Jia Ke returned to his office at the Prime Minister's Yamen. At this time, it could be said to be getting rid of the old and welcoming the new. Even everyone in the world felt that the emperor was no longer in charge, and Jia Ke was working in the Prime Minister's Yamen.
The ruler of the world.
Now Jia Ke is once again focusing on government affairs.
Among them, what concerns Jia Ke the most is the soldiers he sent to various places. How are they doing now? Have they taken control of them and started training?
According to the news sent by several intelligence agencies, Jia Ke sent personal soldiers to various places and quickly took charge of these troops.
Although there were still some complaints among the middle-level officials, these complaints quickly disappeared under the strong suppression of the generals and military governors in various places.
And these personal soldiers of Giaco did not disappoint his expectations. As soon as they arrived in the army, they conquered the veterans in the army with their excellent quality and obeyed the orders and prohibitions.
The training that followed was even more strenuous. Under the strong control of these new Qing soldiers who were in charge of Qianhu, no one was slacking off.
These people trained soldiers exactly according to the small book of military art written by Jia Ke, so the training results were very rapid. It didn't take long for these people to become somewhat capable soldiers.
Moreover, these people did not even take a break during the Chinese New Year. They still trained every day, and the soldiers under them were trained to the point of complaining. However, because these Qing soldiers took the lead in every training, although the soldiers complained a little, they did not use anything.
Dissatisfied, because even their thousands of households are struggling with them, what else can these small soldiers say?
After Jia Ke got the news, he finally felt relieved. According to this kind of training, these inland soldiers would be targeted in half a year. At that time, he could freely carry out reforms and eliminate all the shortcomings of the imperial court.
Sweep it all.
After the New Year, Tang Kuai sent news to Giaco from the border.
This news is not very good. The general meaning is that in the past few years, Arsleng Khan has worked hard to conquer various tribes, and sent out troops for several western expeditions, quelled the rebellion in the Western Regions, and faced off against the great power of the Western Regions, Black Clothes and Dashi.
After several games, although there was no winner or loser, they also curbed the pace of the black-clothed foodie's eastward invasion.
After Jia Ke saw the news, he realized that he didn't have much time left for him.
Once Alslen Khan resolves the matter in the west, he will definitely concentrate his efforts on revenge against himself.
The most important thing for Jia Ke now is to deal with spring plowing in Shaanxi. As long as this year is over, there will be nothing to worry about next year.
Besides, after Tian Ye in the south of the Yangtze River received the order from Jia Ge, he led his troops and horses directly across the Yangtze River and approached Jinling.
Jia Yucun, who is the prefect of Jinling, has already received the news. This Jiayu Village has been deeply rooted in Jinling over the years.
First, as a member of Jia Ke, the four major families in Jinling will naturally fully support what he wants to do, so there is no restriction.
Secondly, he himself has some abilities. Although he is a bit corrupt, he has made no mistakes in major matters, and the people also recognize him.
So this time, he knew everything about what the Zhen family was doing. Jia Yucun also reminded Jia Ke several times through the intelligence system, but Jia Ke told him to stay put and not to worry.
So Jia Yucun just collected intelligence and stood still.
But this time, when Tian Ye led his men and horses to Jinling, Jia Yucun knew that the time had come. This time, this big family in Jiangnan would be completely destroyed.
Just three days after the new year, Tian Ye led his troops to the dock of Jinling Mansion.
Jia Yucun, the prefect of Jinling, had already brought officials at all levels from Jinling to greet Tian Ye.
Jia Yucun stood on the pier, built a pergola and looked towards the Yangtze River. He saw the Yangtze River rolling water and rough waves. After a while, he saw forty or fifty sailboats appearing faintly on the river.
Jia Yucun's eyesight was a bit bad, so he asked a small official next to him: "Is that the official ship of the imperial envoy? Take a closer look."
The clerk listened to Jia Yucun's instructions and set up a pergola to watch carefully. He saw a flag hanging high on the pole of the leading ship, with a big Chinese character "田" on it.
Now it is confirmed that this fleet is for the Imperial Envoy.
"Mr. Jia, you can't be wrong. This is the official ship of the Imperial Envoy."
After Jia Yucun heard this, he immediately ordered the drums and music all around to sound.
At this time, Tian Ye, who was on the official ship, also heard the sound of drums on the shore, so he came to the top floor of the official ship.
I saw a sea of people on the pier of Jinling Mansion, drums and music were playing, and colorful flags were flying. It seemed that they were welcoming me.
Tian Ye couldn't help stroking his beard and nodding, with a smile on his lips. This place is different from that in the capital. Although he is also in a high position in the capital, there are four or five people who are similar to him next to him. Besides, there are
Jia Ke was staring at him there. He was just a handyman for others, but once he got to the place, he was all about himself.
After a while, the fleet docked at the pier of Jinling Mansion. The first one was of course the huge sailing ship that carried Tian Ye. This official ship was three stories high. When it arrived at the pier of Jinling Mansion, it seemed like a building was leaning against it.
shore.
As soon as Jia Yucun saw the ship coming, he immediately arrived at the dock in three steps and two steps at a time, and immediately ordered someone to put it on the gangplank.
The coolies next to them immediately carried the long springboard to the side and put it on the boat. Jia Yucun didn't care about others and just walked from the springboard to the cabin in three or two steps.
Jia Yucun got on the boat, and the boys on the boat immediately blocked Jia Yucun out and asked, "Who dares to break into the official ship of the Imperial Envoy?"
At this time, Jia Yucun straightened his official robes, raised his hands and said to the boy: "This little brother went in and announced that Jia Yucun, the prefect of Jinling, wanted to see the imperial envoy."
This young man was very angry and developed his temper after following Tian Ye all the way, but he did not dare to neglect the prefect of Jinling. You must know that no one who can be an official in Jinling has a backing, and is different from ordinary people.
State and county officials are different.
So the boy bowed his hands to Jia Yucun and went inside.
After a while, the boy came out again, bowed and said to Jia Yucun: "My lord, I just thought too much. Please bear with me if I offended you. We just asked you to go in and respond."
Jia Yucun nodded, then smiled and said to the younger brother: "It's okay." Then he entered the official ship.
Jia Yucun entered the cabin, and there was already a boy waiting for him there.
As soon as the boy saw Jia Yucun entering the cabin, he saluted him, then without saying anything, he led the way until there was a small hall on the second floor of the cabin, where Tian Ye was waiting for him.
Jia Yucun entered the small hall and saw Tian Ye sitting upright in the middle. He quickly stepped forward to salute him.
"I have met the imperial envoy in Jiayu Village, the magistrate of Jinling."
"Master Jia, there is no need to be polite." After Tian Ye asked Jia Yucun to be polite, he ordered the boy next to him to pull a chair for Jia Yucun.
"Master Jia, please sit down and answer."
Jia Yucun apologized and then sat down.
Why did Tian Ye treat Jia Yu Village so favorably? It turned out that Tian Ye had known for a long time that when Jia Ke forcibly ordered the officials to appoint Jia Yu Village as the prefect of Jinling, he must be inextricably linked with Jia Ke. He arrived
It's his territory, there's no need to offend him.
"Master Jia, I think you already know the purpose of my visit this time."
When Tian Ye said this, he was actually testing Jia Yucun. He received the news from the court, and few people even knew about it. If no one in the court informed him, how could Jia Yucun know the whole story?
Jia Yucun did not hide anything. He raised his hand and said to Tian Ye: "Your Majesty the Imperial Envoy, I have received a letter from Prime Minister Jia a few days ago. In the letter, Mr. Jia ordered me to fully cooperate with your actions."
After hearing this, Tian Ye had a clear look on his face, and then said to Jia Yucun: "In that case, you go back and arrange accommodation and food for my soldiers first."
After hearing this, Jia Yucun was a little puzzled, then raised his hands and asked, "I wonder what the Zhen family should do?"
Tian Ye didn't say anything, just waved his hand and said, "I have my own reasons for this matter, you can go down."
Jia Yucun looked at Tian Ye deeply without saying a word, stood up, bowed his hands to Tian Ye, and left the cabin.