After Jia Ke learned about Jia Baoyu's current situation, he couldn't bear it.
Speaking of Jia Baoyu's feelings for Lin Daiyu, they were really deep. In this regard, he was not as good as Jia Baoyu.
So Jia Ke was silent for a moment and said to Li Gui on the side: "Let him go with this matter. You can talk to the people at the Ministry of Rites and Yushitai, and this matter will not be pursued."
The reason why Jia Ke gave such an order was because if Jia Baoyu was in a hurry to renew his marriage just after Lin Daiyu's death, those censors who wanted to be famous would immediately jump out to impeach Jia Baoyu, and then the royal family would lose face.
Lost all.
After that, Jia Ke put his mind on national affairs again.
Nowadays, the world is relatively peaceful, and there are not many urgent matters that require Jia Ke to decide personally. What Jia Ke is worried about now is the Tatar problem.
During the last Northern Expedition, Jia Ke thought that with the sharpness of firearms and advancing troops in two directions, the Tatars would be wiped out.
Unexpectedly, Meng He was so determined that he gave up one route and attacked the other with all his strength, which brought the Northern Expedition plan to an end.
Although the Tatars now rarely harass the borders, their strength has not been lost. The 36 countries in the Western Region are still the territory of the Tatars.
Now that the dynasty is strong, the Tatars can still be honest. Once the dynasty is weak in the future, these Tatars will never let go of the opportunity to invade the south.
For the sake of future generations, Jia Ke had to find a way to completely eliminate the Tatars and turn the grassland into the pasture of the Manchu Eight Banners. This would also prevent the emergence of another ethnic group beyond his control on the grassland.
In order to succeed in the second Northern Expedition, Jia Ke began to order firearms workshops to produce firearms on a large scale, so that all the soldiers in Jiubian could become firearms soldiers.
In addition to making muskets, Jia Ke also began to cast artillery on a large scale. During the last Northern Expedition, the artillery was very heavy and inconvenient to transport, so the artillery was not accompanied by the artillery.
Jia Ke had already seen that if he did not use all his strength, it would not be possible to completely wipe out the Tatars, so Jia Ke decided to use all available weapons in the next Northern Expedition.
While Jia Ke was fully preparing for a Northern Expedition here, the Tatars were not idle either.
Although Jia Ke's last action did not harm the Tatars' vitality, it still made them disgraced.
Alsileng Khan and Meng He can be said to have deep memories of the newly emerged musketeers in the Central Plains Dynasty.
The sight of the musketeers lining up and slowly moving forward, firing gunpowder, woke them up several times in their dreams.
Finally, Alsileng Khan thought that he must have such a firearm, so he sent several captured muskets to the craftsman camp and asked them to imitate the same muskets in the shortest possible time.
Those craftsmen first looked at the simple structure of this musket and thought it was foolproof. However, they realized how difficult it was when they started manufacturing it.
First of all, the gun barrel scratched their scalps, and they couldn't make the same look.
The gun barrels made by the Tatar craftsmen are completely cast with molds, which cannot guarantee a straight line, and the thickness is uneven. If this thing is taken to the battlefield, I am afraid that even the soldiers will not want to use it.
Arslen Khan was so worried about this musket that he even sent people to summon all the skilled craftsmen from the 36 countries in the Western Regions to imitate it together.
The result was still unsatisfactory. They had cast the barrel, but they were stumped by the drilling process.
Because there is no metal harder than steel among the Tatars, Alslen Khan finally became cruel and donated many of the diamonds he collected to make drill bits.
Only then did the craftsmen manage to process a musket.
As a result, only four or five rounds were fired during the test of the gun, and the barrel of the gun exploded, crippling the soldier who used the musket.
Alsileng Khan was completely discouraged when he saw this. Only now did he realize the gap between the Tatars and the Central Plains.
This gap cannot be bridged by military force at all. It is the all-round gap between the two countries in terms of national strength and science and technology.
After Meng He knew that the musket production was in trouble, he knew that Jia Ke would definitely be attacked again, and then he would no longer have the same number of troops.
Therefore, Shang Menghe secretly visited Alsileng Khan on a dark and windy night. The two talked from late at night until dawn.
It was unclear what tribe the two men talked about, but in the next period of time, the Tatars began to move important tribes and people westward.
This important information was quickly sent to Jia Ke's desk.
As soon as Jia Ke read the content of the intelligence, he already understood what Alsileng Khan wanted to do?
This is the same model as the Xiongnu's westward migration. It seems that Ars Lenghan has discovered the danger and is looking for a way out for himself.
In this way, even if they are defeated on the grassland, they can still take the people to the west, Alsleng Khan can still be his khan, and his life may even be better than now.
Jia Ke didn't want to let Als Lenghan leave easily, so he began to step up military preparations, hoping to inflict heavy damage on Als Lenghan before he moved westward.
In this way, the peace between the two sides lasted for another year. When spring came and flowers bloomed in the second year, almost all the elites of the Nine Sides under Jia Ke had been replaced by musketeers, and after a winter of intensive training, they were able to adapt.
Modern firearms combat.
Jia Ke believed that the time had come and could no longer wait, so he decided to conquer the Tatars himself.
This time Jia Ke proposed in the court that he wanted to lead the expedition in person, but there was not much strong opposition.
Because during the first Northern Expedition, Jia Ke had just ascended the throne and the court was still somewhat unstable, so the ministers did not agree with Jia Ke's personal expedition.
But this time six or seven years have passed, the court has been stable, and Jia Ke already has four sons, so there is no fear of turmoil in the court after Jia Ke's accident.
Then the next step is which prince will oversee the country.
The princes in the harem quickly got the news that Jia Ke wanted to lead the expedition in person and leave a prince to supervise the country.
There are two princes among them who are determined to win this position.
One of these two people is Jia Zhi, the king of Chu, and Jia Mao, the king of Wu.
These two princes are both more than ten years old. Among the imperial family, they are fully mature at this age and have a certain understanding of political strategy.
In addition, the people behind them explained to them that they already understood the importance of this position. As long as they were in charge of the country this time, they might become the prince in the future.
Since the death of her mother, Queen Qin Keqing, Chu King Jia Zhi has been living with Li Fei Zhu, and Ruizhu has a deep love for Qin Keqing's master and servant, and is completely obedient to Chu King Jia Zhi.
Therefore, the current King of Chu, Jiazhi, has become somewhat unruly. He considers himself the eldest son of his father, and the future crown prince position must belong to him.
Therefore, he was very wary of other brothers who peeked at the crown prince's position, especially King Jia Mao of Wu, who had now become the confidant of King Jia Zhi of Chu.
Just because King Jia Mao of Wu was about the same age as him, and his mother was the niece of Queen Mother Zhou, and King Jia Mao of Wu was personally raised by Queen Mother Zhou when he was young.
The Empress Dowager Zhou's support for Wu Wang Jia Mao was never concealed. Even in several imperial gatherings, the Empress Dowager Zhou blatantly asked Wu Wang Jia Mao to sit next to Jia Ke.
However, King Jiazhi of Chu was still young and had not yet established a government office, so he had absolutely no way to deal with this matter.
However, King Jiazhi of Chu had a good teacher, Li Wenbin.
This Li Wenbin was Jia Ke's mentor back then. He is now a lecturer at the Hanlin Academy and is responsible for the education of King Jia Zhi of Chu. Therefore, Li Wenbin is naturally from Jia Zhi's school.
In fact, Li Wenbing was not very optimistic about Chu King Jiazhi, because although he was the queen's legitimate son, the queen was of the blood of the previous dynasty and had no power left. It would be extremely difficult for him to inherit the throne.
But now that he is the teacher of King Jiazhi of Chu, it is no longer possible for him to change his sect. He can only devote himself to making suggestions for King Jiazhi of Chu.
For example, this time, Jia Ke wanted to lead the expedition in person and left a prince to supervise the country.
King Jiazhi of Chu summoned his teacher Li Wenbin to discuss countermeasures.
After Chu Wang Jia Zhi and Li Wenbin sat down in the study room, Chu Wang Jia Zhi couldn't wait to ask: "Does the teacher know the news about the emperor's father's Northern Expedition these days?"
Li Wenbin nodded. He had also heard about it in the court in the past few days and knew that Jia Ke wanted to personally conquer the war.
"We have received the news that the Emperor wants to eliminate the Tatars in one fell swoop."
"Then the teacher thinks I can supervise the country."
Li Wenbin immediately frowned. He had actually thought about this matter, but he really didn't think Chu Wang Jiazhi had any advantages.
When Chu Wang Jiazhi saw Li Wenbin frowning and saying nothing, his heart became cold.
"Teacher, is there really nothing we can do to save our lives?"
Li Wenbin was silent for a moment, and then he said: "Your Majesty, my disadvantages are very clear to me now. We should make use of our strengths and avoid our weaknesses now."
"Please ask the teacher for advice."
"The emperor has already been on the battlefield when he was young, but he only left home when he had no choice. Family ties are very important to him. Since the prince has no other advantages, it is better to start here."
"What's the plan?"
"In the past few days, when the prince meets the emperor, he does not need to show off his talents. He only needs to think more about the dangers involved in the blood-stained robes of the emperor every time he goes to battle. When the time comes, he only needs to express some concern and sorrow. The emperor will know the prince's filial piety.
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When King Chu Jiazhi heard this, he immediately smiled and clapped his hands and said, "This is a good idea. When my father knows about my filial piety, he will definitely remember it in his heart. This time, you don't have to be outstanding to be the crown prince.
As long as you agree with your father, you can still become the crown prince."