The Daming Palace was brightly lit. Looking at the memorials in his hands, Emperor Mingkang felt a trace of sarcasm on his lips.
Those Yanguan whose brains had been kicked by donkeys were still talking alarmistly, saying that Jia Qi had a large number of soldiers, had evil intentions, and threatened the stability of the general public. He almost laughed in anger.
Heavy troops? A heavy army of five thousand men? Planning something evil? ? According to his own imperial edict, Jia Chu stayed in Jiubian for almost three years and drove back all the foreign races before returning to the court. When Jiubian was in turmoil, none of these people stood up. Now that Jiubian is stable, they have begun to bounce around. Click.
Even if he is said to have great achievements, he can still accept it, but thinking about these people, they don't have the courage to say these things, for fear of being offended by himself, saying that they are just saying that they are narrow-minded and intolerant of others. But is he that kind of person?
Did he fall out with the Xungui lineage because he was too disrespectful? That's not the case. They didn't listen to their orders, couldn't move, formed gangs, and fought against the court. Of course, this was what Emperor Mingkang thought. As for the dark thoughts in his heart, he would not admit it.
As for Jia Qi, he didn't have that much thought. The line of nobles could not command him, and the Nine Borders had been corrupted for years. Jia Qi helped him clear away the haze, which was regarded as solving the troubles of his confidants. After that, he wiped out the Jurchens and opened up new territories. This must be It is recorded in history. Although he is not as angry as the founding emperor of Dakang, he is determined to be a wise king.
Jia Chu had made great contributions to the country and was very measured. He only had 5,000 troops in charge and had never added one more person. He also followed the emperor's orders and did not neglect. He had no reason to deal with such a powerful general who obeyed orders.
In addition, the Xungui lineage is still alive and kicking, how could he kill himself?
"I was so forced that I couldn't even come down from the stage, but now I'm scared?"
Emperor Mingkang looked at the names of the people who submitted the memorial, and showed an expression of surprise. These people, without exception, were all the civil servants who followed Fan Yuanhe to make noises. They were a bunch of sarcastic scholars who made him angry just looking at them. How did the Song Dynasty perish? The emperors of the past dynasties stayed in a corner, focusing on civility and suppressing military force. In the end, there were no generals who could take action.
Now he is just using civil servants to balance the power of the court and suppress those nobles who do not obey orders. But he does not really want to be a peaceful king, otherwise he would not have conferred the title of Champion Marquis Jia Qi.
The moonlight was hazy. Emperor Mingkang threw the memorial on the table, left the dragon chair, walked out, and stood at the door of the imperial study. He raised his head, and it was another moonlit night.
Thinking about the contents of those memorials, Emperor Mingkang felt a little irritable. Emperors are always suspicious. Although he did not think that Jia Qi would be like those nobles, he was a little worried, what if? ?
But after thinking about the current situation in the court, he suppressed those thoughts again. No matter what, in the past few years, he would not and could not move Jia Qi. As for the follow-up, he is still more inclined to achieve a relationship between king and minister. A good story of peace, not a laughing stock of the feud between king and minister.
Looking at the dim courtyard below, Emperor Mingkang sighed, "I hope you won't disappoint me~"
Emperor Mingkang stayed for a while, until he felt a little cold, and then walked back.
He took the hand stove handed over by Dai Quan, held it in his arms, and asked casually: "What's the reaction from the Taihe Palace?"
Dai Quan bent down and replied respectfully: "Back to the emperor, after today's court, Fan Yuan, Mr. Fan and Mr. Zeng Shutang all went to Taihe Palace to pay their respects! It is not clear what the Supreme Emperor said, but my subordinates listened Xiao Xuanzi, who was on duty outside, said that the Supreme Emperor laughed heartily after Master Fan and Master Zeng left, and seemed to be very happy!"
Emperor Kangxi of the Ming Dynasty laughed, who wouldn't be happy about such a grand event? How could those Tatars in the Later Yuan Dynasty have ever obeyed in these years? After the Yuan Dynasty was driven out of the Central Plains by Dakang, he proclaimed himself emperor in the north. In these years, they have been causing trouble and disturbing Jiubian has never been stable. Emperor Taikang had personally conquered it before, and each had its own victory or defeat. Unlike in the past two years, all the news coming back from Jiubian were good news. Jia Qi just punched through those people, and it was a snowstorm. Kang is ashamed.
He felt that his father-in-law's joy might not be the same as his own. Jia Qi suddenly emerged and swept away most of the pressure from nobles in the court. Good news came one after another from the border. He expressed his gratitude to the court. Tang's control is getting stronger and stronger, and perhaps he is simply happy about what Emperor Taikang said! After all, Shabutan was still talking nonsense in front of him back then, saying that they were the people of Changshengtian and wolves roaming the grasslands, while Dakang was just a group of sheep. They could eat whenever they wanted.
Now the wolf king was brought directly back to the capital of Dakang. For Emperor Taikang, it was a very beautiful counterattack, which could not make him unhappy.
"Call Xu Yuantu to come over. I have something to ask him!"
Emperor Mingkang waved his hand and asked Dai Quan to call someone. After a while, a man in black walked in.
"I, Xu, have traveled a long way to pay homage to the emperor! Long live my emperor, long live him~"
Emperor Mingkang sat in front of the royal eucalyptus and began to read other memorials. Most of them were annual summaries submitted by the cabinet. What expenditures were made by each ministry this year, how much tax revenue there was, where there were problems, how they were solved, and what the envoys would be roughly next year. I made a rough budget for how much money I had.
Emperor Mingkang did not raise his head, and continued to read the memorial while replying, "Okay, what a long live thing, I'm not ashamed to shout, I was so embarrassed when I heard it, how is the progress of the things I asked you to do before?"
Xu Yuantu stood up straight, with his eyes lowered. After sorting out his thoughts for a while, he began to report back, "Your Majesty, according to the secret report obtained by my subordinates, Niu Jizong, Liu Fang and others gathered for a while at the Zhenguo Duke's Mansion, but in the end it was They broke up unhappy, because their people were guarding the door, and the specific things discussed were not yet known. Later, the spies in Qi Muhou's mansion came back and said that Qi Muhou cursed after returning home, "You can't conspire with me!" Jia Qi's son Dig your own grave and so on! My subordinates speculate that what they were talking about at the Zhenguo Palace was the return of the champion Hou to the capital. The Wu Xun lineage is not of the same mind. Some people want to get close to each other, while others don't like to see him very much."
Hearing this, Emperor Mingkang nodded slightly. What Jia Chu did had touched the interests of the noble lineage to a great extent. It was not surprising that this was the case. He heard that there were others who had different opinions. Aroused some interest.
"How many families are close to Jia Qi?"
Xu Yuantu pondered for a moment and said again: "People's hearts are unpredictable, and my subordinates are not sure. But on the surface, Niu Jizong and Liu Fang don't seem to be disgusted with Jia Qi. The two old princes retreated behind the scenes. Asking about the government affairs, I don’t know if these two people mean it, and the Marquis of Weiyuan, Xiwu, seems to have some regard for the Champion Marquis, but the others have a different attitude!"
Emperor Mingkang snorted. The noble lineage was not all jealous idiots, but there were also many hardworking people. He naturally looked down on those playboys and scorned them most of the time.
Most of the people who showed closeness to Jia Qi were the truly powerful figures from the Xungui lineage. They were able to fight and perform meritorious service on the battlefield. How could they be the same as the remaining few people who only relied on the protection of their ancestors?
And the most difficult thing to deal with in the Xungui lineage is not those dudes who only rely on the shadow of their ancestors, but these hard-working generals in the army. Emperor Mingkang narrowed his eyes. As early as when he awarded Jia Qi, Hou Xiwu seemed to If he is dissatisfied with Fan Yuanhe's performance, maybe he can really use this matter to pull out the two nails that Emperor Taikang placed on the court.
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In Liaodong Town, a group of about four to five thousand cavalrymen passed by the official road quickly. All of these people's armors were stained with blood. Their eyes seemed to have an invincible murderous intent, and their expressions were extremely cold. Interestingly, inadvertently, The well-off people who saw this team of cavalry were not afraid. Instead, there was a trace of longing in their eyes. Looking at the young general at the front of the team, they were even extremely excited.
This group of people is none other than the Great Snow Dragon Riders who have returned from the expedition.
Mobei was besieged and killed. After Jia Qi broke through the siege, he once again set off a bloody storm in the wasteland. He led the Snow Dragon Cavalry in a crazy attack and killing. Wu Liangha's unit was the worst hit, and nearly ten people were damaged. Not to mention, Shabhutan was also captured by him.
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With Jia Qi's exaggerated vision, during the battle, the Snow Dragon Cavalry was like installing a radar. Many of the enemy's strategies became empty talk, like an empty city strategy. But Jia Qi's perception was that he could tell at a glance whether there was anyone in the city. There is also that kind of encirclement. If Jia Qi hadn't expected that the other party would be like this at the beginning, he wouldn't have been caught. If he wanted to do it a second time, it would definitely not work again.
Therefore, Houyuan's coalition forces were in misfortune. They could not catch up if they wanted to pursue them. Once they separated, they would be beaten by Jia Qi. They had no choice but to retreat after leaving hundreds of thousands of people behind.
In the General Military Office in Liaodong Town, Jia Qi looked a little serious. Looking at the white mist rising above the teacup on the table, his thoughts went back to a few days ago.
In the northern border, Maham moved horizontally and horizontally, liaising with various tribes to besiege. The real reason why he did not leave behind all the 300,000 Houyuan people was not that they retreated, but the three people they met on the way.
They were three very weird people. Their clothes had a wild retro style. They either had feathers on their heads or were holding canes with skulls on them. They seemed to be quite old, but there were no elderly people. The feeling of a candle in the wind reveals the vitality of a young man.
He still remembered the first words of those three people, "God is kind to you, Lord Marquis, can you give me some face and forgive these people of Changshengtian? I guarantee that they will not be your enemy again~"
Although Jia Qi was wary of these three people who suddenly appeared, he would not stop chasing them just because of a word from the other party. When it came to foreigners, Jia Qi had always been a man of action. As the saying goes, when you meet a bosom friend, a thousand cups of wine will be too little, and words will not stop. There was only half a speculative sentence, and he wanted to take someone from him, and then beat him, so Jia Qi took action directly after that.
The sword energy rolled like a tide, the color of the sky and the earth changed, the light waves flowed erratically, the wind howled, the ground shook, and the area within a radius of two or three miles was almost reduced to ruins by the four of him.
That battle was a hearty one. Jia Chu had the upper hand with one against three. However, these three people seemed to be immortal. They were hammered to death by Jia Chu. In the end, they were able to stand up. They tried twice. After that, Jia Qi knew he couldn't kill them, so he stopped.
But at that time, the northern coalition forces had already retreated dozens of miles and were on the run.
Later, Jia Qi also learned something from them. They were the high priests of the three major tribes of the Houyuan Dynasty. For some reasons, they could not take action on weekdays. If the tribes of the Houyuan Dynasty were not facing annihilation today, they would definitely not take action. of.
Speaking of this, there was a kind of envy that could not be concealed in their words. At that time, Jia Qi was a little stunned. Then they also talked about the rules of this world. The ranks of the practitioners they belonged to were restricted by the rules on weekdays and could not be arbitrary. If they take action, unless they encounter the calamity of genocide, they will simply stand on the sidelines.
After that, Jia Qi asked if there were people like them in the world. The answer was yes, but they also said that those people were like them. If it wasn't a big deal, it wouldn't be possible at all. Will take action.
Later, when Jia Qi asked about the location of Beimang Mountain, the three of them were stunned and all shook their heads, saying that they had never heard of this place.
However, the three of them told him another thing, about the Jurchens in Jianzhou. Jia Qi destroyed the Jurchens in Jianzhou. The person standing behind the Jurchens would definitely not give up.
The last three people drifted away. Jia Qi finally had a preliminary understanding of the practitioners in this world. They were different from him and could not act casually. They were suppressed by heaven and earth.
In other words, his existence was unique in the entire world. After that, he led his troops back to Liaodong.
"If you go by what the three old guys said, there should be people like this in Dakang, so it's better to be careful. And the old guy from Jurchen in Jianzhou is a scourge after all. We have to find a way to get rid of him as soon as possible. !”
The door was suddenly pushed open, and a big man with a full beard walked in. He cupped his hands and said to Jia Qi: "Sir, will you bring all the five thousand snow dragon cavalry with you when you return to Beijing this time?"
The person who came was none other than Guo Yingjing. He also had his own concerns about Jia Qi's class. From his perspective, since ancient times, few generals with great achievements could have a good death. Jia Qi's three years Since then, he has fought dozens of battles, large and small, and has made great contributions. It is inevitable that he will not be resented by those who care about him, and he will even be criticized by some officials in the court.
So he was thinking about bringing more people back to shock the court so that they would not dare to act rashly.
Jia Qi waved his hand, "Just bring a thousand people!"
Hearing this, Guo Yingjing couldn't help but be startled. After thinking about it, he quickly said: "Sir, this time you traveled across the northern border and made great contributions. It is inevitable that some villains in the court will be jealous. You should bring more of them! It can also intimidate you. Give those villains a try so they don’t dare to act rashly!”
Jia Qi raised his eyebrows. He had already thought about those things. It was enough to bring a thousand people with him. It was not like he had no ability to protect himself now. Even if Emperor Mingkang really wanted to touch him, he could still do it. , there is no need to bring more people back, otherwise it will aggravate the suspicion of Emperor Mingkang and Emperor Taikang, and even be self-defeating.
Seeing what Guo Yingjing wanted to say, Jia Qi waved his hand, interrupted the opponent's judgment, and said in a deep voice: "Have you never considered that if I go back this time and I bring more people, will the emperor be afraid? I destroyed Jianzhou Jurchen and opened up territory for Dakang, which can be said to be a great achievement. In addition, I pacified the northern border and my reputation spread all over the world. If the emperor wants to deal with me, won't he chill the whole world? What's more, , I, the champion, was made by him personally. He can’t command the noble lineage above the court. I’m the only newcomer in the military, so he won’t do such stupid things!”
"If you bring too many people, it will easily arouse unnecessary suspicion, which will cause trouble. One thousand people is enough!"
Of course, there are still some things that he has not said. In fact, unless he doesn't want to leave, no one can stop him. There is not much difference between leading a thousand people and five thousand people.
In addition, when he passed through Jiubian, he would have a small gathering with the local generals wherever he went. Only those who attended the meeting knew what happened during this period, so he was confident that within at least three years, Jiubian has always been in his own hands. As for three years later, the worst he can do is make another trip. With Dabai and Xiaobai, his travel has been unexpectedly convenient. In the past two years, he has returned to Jinling. Like Yangzhou, it's just that the Zhen family has been very honest in the past few years, and the Salt Gang has also gone into hiding, so he doesn't have much trouble anymore.
After hearing what Jia Qi said, Guo Yingjing thought about it and thought it was true. He had seen what Jia Qi was capable of. He smiled bitterly and shook his head. If Jia Qi really wanted to leave, the soldiers in the capital probably wouldn't be able to stop him, so No more words.
"If your Excellency has orders, you can use carrier pigeons to send messages. The 250,000 soldiers in Liaodong will only obey your orders!"
After thinking about it, Guo Yingjing cupped his fists and said to Jia Qi.
Jia Qi chuckled softly, "Okay, the capital city you mentioned is like some kind of snake's nest. I came out from there. How can I still not know the importance? I won't go back if I'm not sure!"
"As for the remaining 4,000 Snow Dragon Riders, let's guard Liaodong for the time being! The Haixi Jurchens in the north also have no choice. If I take them all away, with your temperament, I'm afraid you will have to fortify the wall and clear the country again!"
Hearing Jia Qi's words, Guo Yingjing's face became embarrassed. This might actually be the case. Without the ace unit of the Snow Dragon Cavalry, with his level of caution, he might really be able to continue clearing the field.
"Sir, this is me~"
Seeing Guo Yingjing's behavior, Jia Qi waved his hand, "There's nothing wrong with clearing out the wilderness one by one. It's better than attacking rashly in Datong Town, not only losing troops and generals, but also making the emperor furious. The gain outweighs the gain!"
After hearing Jia Qi's words, Guo Yingjing nodded, and then he heard Jia Qi say: "By the way, you will send someone to pay attention to any special people appearing in Jianzhou territory? Savages dressed in weird clothes, or some The godly old man, if you find out, don't alert him, just send a message to me immediately by flying pigeon, I will take care of it when the time comes!"
Guo Yingjing was slightly startled. Although it was strange, he did not continue to ask. He had become accustomed to it in the past two years. Jia Qi rarely told them the reasons for doing things, but the results every time were good, and gradually there were no more questions. People asked why.
In the past two years, many people have moved from the Central Plains to the border of Jianzhou. Most of them are villagers whose lives are difficult to sustain. Through the efforts of these people, vitality has gradually returned to life there, but there has been no movement from the imperial court. Liaodong Town temporarily controls Jianzhou. He doesn't think there is any problem with this matter. After all, it is within his jurisdiction.
In a compound, there are two sacred red-crowned cranes here. Speaking of these two guys, Jia Qi accidentally encountered them and got them back. They were still fledglings when they got them, but looking at their size, Jia Qi’s contribution should also be indispensable.
With the experience of raising withers, he was quite familiar with it this time. He originally thought that since he could control withers, he could also control cranes. For him, he just wanted to get two more vehicles. After all, flying in the sky is better than running on the ground. be quick.
Inside the house, Cai Luan shrank into the quilt again. Although she was not so afraid of the cold now, she still liked to get under the quilt here. After all, it was warmer under the quilt.
Seeing Jia Qi pushing the door open, Cai Luan moved on the couch twice and said to Jia Qi: "Hey~ do you want to come and warm yourself up? The weather here in Liaodong is so bad that I can't feel anything in the summer, but when it comes In winter, even if it doesn’t snow, people don’t want to get out of bed!”
Jia Qi couldn't help laughing when he saw that she had wrapped herself into a caterpillar again.
"I'm going back to Beijing tomorrow. Are all your things ready?"
Cai Luan shook his head, "Whatever I have, it's all in the bag! But you, pulling a big cart and a small cart, are not afraid of your Majesty the Emperor cutting off your head!"
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Jia Qi raised his brows and said with a smile, "Really? Then who went to the bank to redeem the banknotes before!"
Cai Luan's face was embarrassed, and she shrank back into the bed, refusing to admit it, "How did I know, I just came back, okay~"
When Jia Qi saw this, he laughed and stopped joking with her. Instead, he came to the window and looked at the quiet sky, a little lost in thought. Three years was neither long nor short. He came here step by step. , facing the world, he is a little more calm.
They say people are more timid when they are close to home, but he hasn’t left yet! However, the lake in my heart is just a little rippled, and I don’t know how my little maid is doing. There is also the little girl who was coaxed by me. I don’t know how tall she is now. There is also Sister Lin, who is a bit unexpected. Based on his own expectations, and through the spies he sent back, he accidentally learned that Daiyu actually played with Xichun, and she often went to read in his small courtyard before.
Besides, the situation in the capital was even more chaotic than when he left three years ago. Not only Emperor Taikang and Emperor Mingkang, but also the nobles and two ministers of Emperor Taikang's line seemed to be in trouble. In addition, Mingkang The line of civil servants supported by the emperor was already in chaos, but Emperor Mingkang allowed several of his princes to start participating in political affairs, so the situation in the entire court was almost in chaos. Sometimes he also thought, Maybe Jiubian had his own reasons, so the two saints simply gave up and started fighting among themselves.
What our ancestors said was sometimes really good, in ancient times! Many political powers are really "internal fighting is good at internal fighting, and external fighting is outside fighting~"
He had a feeling that when he returned to Beijing this time, the pool of water in the imperial court would definitely be completely muddied.
