The eldest son of the red mansion

So he hurriedly ordered: "Decree Liaodong, the Jiedu envoys of the two towns of Xuanfu, all the troops under his command will come to support quickly. After receiving the decree, the army must rush to the capital within ten days. If it expires, it will not be executed immediately."

After finishing speaking, he turned back and said to Dai Quan who was next to him, "You should send someone to deliver the decree now, and there should be no delay."

Dai Quan immediately said: "Long live Lord, don't worry, the servant will do it now." After speaking, he respectfully bowed and stepped back.

Dai Quan also felt the danger of the situation in the capital, and he was also afraid that the Tatars would suddenly arrive at the capital, so this time he sent someone to take two selfies, but his confidantes, and let them rush around the clock , to convey the emperor's will to the two Jiedushi as quickly as possible.

After a while, he turned back again, and he came gently to the emperor, and said in the emperor's ear: "Long Live Lord, I have already dispatched the man. If you want to spend a day or two, the Jiedu envoys of the two towns will be able to Received the news."

The emperor nodded lightly from above, and then asked the people of His Highness: "Since the Jiedu envoys of the two towns have been transferred to Beijing, when do you think they will arrive in the capital? Can they arrive on time according to my order?"

At this time, Huo Tu, Minister of the Ministry of War, came out of the shift and replied: "Your Majesty, the troops of the Jiedu Envoy of Xuanfu Town are the closest to the capital, and they will definitely arrive within five or six days. , You should be able to reach the capital in ten days."

When Huo Tu said this, a strange light flashed in his eyes.But it immediately became a little dark again.

The emperor was relieved, and then said to Huo Tu, "You immediately send scouts to Miyun to check, and find out everything the Tatars do, so that you know yourself and your enemy."

Huo Tu hurriedly replied respectfully: "I would like to follow the emperor's order, and I will make arrangements after I go back."

The emperor asked Liu Wan, Minister of the Ministry of Household Affairs, "Is there any shortage of grain in the grain depots in Beijing?"

When Liu Wan heard the emperor's question, the sweat on his face turned suddenly. If others don't know, how can he not know?The grain depots in central Beijing have been sold out long ago. I thought that in a few days, the new grains would arrive, and the grains would be rotten and spoiled. I didn’t expect the Tatars to invade now. The emperor also asked about food, how should he explain it.

Moreover, the grain in the stored grain rice was originally controlled by King Zhongshun's subordinates. Over the years, they have made a lot of money from these old grains.Even the top and bottom of the household department are managed by him very thoughtfully, and almost everyone has benefited from it.Even though he is the Minister of the Household Department, he dare not touch such a big interest group casually.

Seeing Liu Wan like this, the emperor didn't understand that there might be no grain left. The emperor suppressed his anger and continued to ask him: "Liu Aiqing, you are talking, how much grain is enough for the army."

Liu Wan knelt there and kowtowed without daring to say a word.

Seeing his appearance, the emperor couldn't hold back his anger any longer, picked up the inkstone on the royal case, and slammed it at Liu Wan, this time it hit Liu Wan's head, and he was bleeding profusely.But Liu Wan didn't seem to feel it, and still knelt there and kept kowtowing.

At this time, all the ministers, who didn't understand what was going on, felt that this Liu Wan was too bold. Some people had resold grain before, but these people only dared to touch the old grain after the new grain was shipped.How dare Liu Wan be so bold as to sell the old grain in advance in order to sell more money when it is not harvested.

The emperor didn't want to say anything to him at this time, and passed the decree: "Put Liu Wan's family in the sky prison, and wait until the Tatars retreat."

As soon as the emperor delivered the decree, Liu Yu, Minister of the Ministry of Officials, as Liu Wan's good friend, came out to speak for him.

"Your Majesty, I beg Your Majesty to show you extrajudicial grace. This time, there is something else hidden about the food in Beijing, and Liu Wan has nothing to do with it."

When Liu Yu, Minister of the Ministry of Officials, said this, a group of people suddenly came down to kneel on the ground, pleading for Liu Wan together.These people are from various factions and don't know why they are so united in this matter

Only then did the emperor realize that something was wrong. Now that he thought about it, even if Liu Wan had a lot of courage, he would not dare to sell all the rice stored in the capital.There must be some important person presiding over it.I'm afraid his sons are the real culprits behind the scenes.

The emperor thought for a while that this matter could not be pursued any further, otherwise it would be a huge scandal, and it would be better to stop here, so he reissued the decree: "Since so many people pleaded for him, then this time it will be temporarily recorded. Years to serve as an example to others."

At this time, the emperor was afraid that his sons would be exposed to the eyes of the world. When the time came, how the people of the world would think of the members of the royal family, he could only lift the board up high and gently lower it, just fooling around like this.

Then the emperor asked like the people below: "I don't know how much grain is left in the grain depot. Everyone should prepare for the worst and discuss what to do next if there is no grain."

University scholar Pan Yong had a cold light in his eyes at this time, if he didn't make some ruthless moves at this time, the capital might be in danger, and he himself might be doomed again, for his own life, other people would not care about it.

Yu Shi Pan Yong went out to play and said: "Your Majesty, the situation is critical now, and we can no longer have the benevolence of women. We should immediately send officers and soldiers to search all the grain merchants in the city, and gather the grain for military use. The grain merchants lost , Wait until after the war to return them at a par price.”

When the emperor heard this, he slapped the table and said loudly: "Okay, what Pan Aiqing said is good, and it's time for them to repay it. All grain merchants must hand over all the grain. If there is any concealment, they will hoard it privately." Punish it for the crime of collaborating with the enemy."

When the ministers heard Pan Yongdan's suggestion, they all scolded their mothers in their hearts. None of these families opened one or two grain shops. It's all gone, and the civil and military affairs of the Manchu Dynasty will lose a lot of money.But now no one dares to stand up and oppose, otherwise the emperor will get angry, let alone food, and even life may not be saved.

Then the monarchs and ministers began to go to the defense of the capital again, and they discussed until midnight before dispersing, but the ministers did not go home, but went to the yamen to sit in town.

Besides, the eunuchs sent to Xuanfu Town to pass the decree did not go there with much fanfare this time, but a few people galloped towards Xuanfu Town on fast horses.

When they met a post station along the way, they immediately changed horses and did not take a rest. They wished to put on their wings and fly directly to Xuanfu Town.

They walked non-stop for a day and a night, and finally arrived at Xuanfu Town at dusk the next day.Now they are all unkempt, and they don't have the majestic appearance when they first left Beijing.

When they arrived at Xuanfu Town, just in time to close the city gate, they shouted loudly when they saw it: "Don't close the gate, I have the emperor's order, and I want to pass it on to the Jiedu envoy."

As soon as the soldiers closing the door heard what he said, they stopped immediately, and dared to close the door only after they entered.

The eunuchs who delivered the decree did not stop, and went directly to the gate of Jiedushi's mansion. As soon as they arrived at the gate, a few soldiers came to stop them, and the eunuch who led the way said to these soldiers with a hoarse voice: "Hurry up." Tell you Jiedu envoys to come out to receive the edict, I have a very urgent imperial edict." As he said that, he staggered in.

The soldiers guarding the gate didn't dare to let him break into Jiedushi's mansion before they found out his real identity, so they stepped forward to stop him and said, "Don't be impatient, my lord. There are rules for passing orders. Please show your identity." Identity, so I can inform you."

Only then did the eunuch realize that he was being abrupt, what kind of place is this?This is an important town on the border, if anyone can break in with a shout, that's fine.

So he hurriedly took out a gold medal from his waist and handed it to the soldier.The soldier took the waist card, with the words "walking in the big house" written on it.

Only then did he feel relieved, and asked the people next to him to go in and report to Jia Ke, while he led a few eunuchs into the Jiedushi hall.

And those eunuchs, after sitting down in the lobby of Jiedushi, said to the soldier next to him: "Please prepare some pastries and tea for us. We have not had any water or rice on this journey, so I am afraid we will not last long." gone."

Hearing this, the soldier immediately explained the situation to several colleagues next to him and prepared some food for them.How could these soldiers have any cakes, so what was served was nothing more than a few flatbreads and ordinary white water.

However, the eunuchs picked it up and ate it as if they had never seen anything before. A big pancake disappeared in their mouths after a while, and then they took a sip of water and continued to attack the big pancake in front of them.It seems that they did not have enough water and rice along the way, and they were a little hungry.

Jia Ke has been paying attention to the information of the Tatars for the past few days. Just the day before, he received the news that the Tatars had conquered Beitaniguchi.

Jia Ke knew that once Beigukou was lost, the city of Miyun would no longer have much meaning for the future of the capital.

In the northern plain of Yimapingchuan, the Tatars only need to arrange a few thousand troops to make Miyun dare not act rashly.At that time, the Tatars will be able to go straight to the capital and sweep around.

Jia Ke guessed that the imperial court's decree should be made in a few days, and it was time for him to show his talents.Speaking of which, Jia Ke is now named Marquis of Wuyang, Jiedushi of Xuanfu Town, and already ranks first rank.It can be considered a high position and weight, but his influence on the government is almost zero, not even comparable to a third-rank civil servant in Beijing.This is the sorrow of generals in the prosperous age.

The purpose of Jia Ke's trip to the capital this time is to expand her influence, at least to leave her shadow in the emperor's heart.

Jia Ke was sitting in the study, thinking wildly, when suddenly he heard the soldiers outside the door shouting: "Master, the eunuch with an order has arrived at the lobby of the Jiedu Envoy's Mansion, please hurry up to receive the order."

When Jia Ke heard this, he couldn't help showing a smile, the opportunity he had been waiting for finally came.So he pretended to be very flustered, and ran to the Jiedushi hall to let the eunuch know that he respected the emperor very much, and as soon as he heard the imperial decree, he came out to receive the decree.

But when we got to the lobby, we saw a few disheveled eunuchs sitting on the chairs next to the lobby, holding a few big pancakes in their hands, and they were constantly chewing. It seems that they were starved to death on the way. up.

The way Jia Ke ran in in a panic just now, no one was watching at all, and Jia Ke's performance was in vain.

Chapter 213 Raising troops

Jia Ke stood by and watched the eunuchs eating and drinking non-stop, but these people didn't notice him at all, which made him feel very embarrassed.

So Jia Ke coughed next to him, and the eunuchs came to their senses and looked up.I saw a young general standing there.Judging by her attire, she should be Jiedushi Jia Ke.

The eunuch who was the leader among them went over to grab Jia Ke's hand as soon as he saw him, and said vaguely, "General, do you still recognize me? I'm Gao Quan."

Jia Ke took a closer look at this person, and found that his face was somewhat familiar. Looking more carefully, it was really the eunuch Gao Quan who delivered the decree to him last time.

But now she is covered in dust and her face is full of wind and frost. How can she compare with that hale and hearty eunuch of the Qianqing Palace with a flushed face.

Jia Ke was taken aback this time, and hurriedly asked, "Eunuch Gao, it's only been a few years since we left, how did you become like this?"

"Your Majesty Jia doesn't know something. This time I'm running an errand for the emperor, and I'm in a hurry. I haven't gotten any water since I set out from the imperial city. I haven't stopped all the way, and I haven't even gotten any water." Gao Quan said with a look of emotion, he It's the first time I've worked so hard.