The eldest son of the red mansion

At this time, Arslen Khan also returned to the front with his troops from the back. This time Arslen Khan suffered a heavy loss. If he hadn't asked Meng He to serve as a reserve team for him in the rear in advance, the Tatars would have been afraid this time. Few can return to the grassland.

Arslen Khan saw that Jia Ke was no longer chasing him, and he was not in the mood to fight him any more. At this time, his troops had already discarded their armor and armor.

So Arslen Khan ordered Meng He to take the tens of thousands of fresh troops to the rear, and the remnants of the defeated soldiers and the population of treasures looted this time slowly retreated northward.

After Jia Ke finished repairing, he brought the cavalry to the front of the formation again, only to see that Meng He hadn't retreated yet.Knowing that the opponent was leaving behind, he ordered the troops to attack.And Jia Ke waved Fang Tian's painted halberd in front of him, and he was about to fight Meng He.

Meng He knew Jia Ke's bravery, and his soldiers might not be able to withstand it, so he didn't fight Jia Ke head-on, but hung from a distance with his horsemanship, and kept shooting arrows.Just profusely delaying time for them.

In this way, the two sides entangled for a day. Although Jia Ke rushed into the opponent's formation several times, his own cavalry failed to keep up. Therefore, although he defeated Meng He this time, he was unable to cause large-scale casualties.

In the end, Meng He retreated slowly, and Jia Ke's own soldiers were exhausted, so they could only follow behind slowly. The two sides did not fight after that, and they just marched northward in such a tacit understanding.At this time Arslen Khan had already fled away with his soldiers and horses.

Jia Ke still has lost ground, especially Beigukou, which is so important.As long as the Beigukou is not lost, the Tatars cannot cross the Great Wall and come to the capital to wreak havoc.And if Beigukou cannot be regained, the Tatars can go south at any time.

So Jia Ke followed Meng He closely, and after another day and night of chasing, Jia Ke finally saw the Guancheng of Beigukou.

At this time, the city gate of Beigukou was wide open, and there was no one around. Jia Ke didn't dare to enter the city rashly. Now he understood, why did Sima Yi plan to make the city hollow?

But Jia Ke was not Sima Yi. A thousand households under them immediately went into the city to see if there were any enemy troops, while he led the army and waited outside the city.

Qianhu, who entered soon after, appeared at the top of the city, shouting like Jia Ke, saying that there was no one in the city.

Then Jia Ke led the troops into the city slowly, after entering Gubeikou.It was found that there were broken bricks and broken tiles everywhere in the city, and the corpses of the people were scattered everywhere. Many women were naked.

Jia Ke couldn't help closing his eyes, and when he opened them, they were already red.Jia Ke calmed down and ordered the whole army to search up and down Gubeikou to see if there were any living people.

At night, those who searched came back to report.There is no living person in Gubeikou, not to mention living people, even the chickens, ducks and other livestock raised by the people are gone.Jia Ke had no choice but to order all the soldiers to collect the corpses of the common people and bury them one by one outside the city.

Jia Ke set up camp at Gubeikou for the time being, and did not continue to pursue north. After all, he used to have guides when he went deep into the grasslands. This time he came to the capital, afraid of revealing his arrangements on the grasslands.So no one brought a grassland person, so if you go deep into the grassland now, you may get lost, and you may not even find a water source.

Jia Ke temporarily stationed at Gubeikou, and at the same time sent a messenger to send a message to the King of Beijing, waiting for the order of the court before making any plans.

Jia Ke only stayed in Gubeikou for four or five days, when the court messenger came, and at the same time, there were 3000 people who came to take over Jia Ke's defense of Gubeikou.

The order of the imperial court was for Jia Ke to hand over the defense of Gubeikou, and then return to the capital immediately with the troops, without any mistakes.After reading the order, Jia Ke knew that something big might happen in the capital.So Jia Ke didn't dare to be negligent, and quickly headed to the capital with [-] cavalry after the handover.

But things were not as Jia Ke thought. When Jia Ke arrived in the capital with his troops, he found that the capital had returned to the state before the war.

Jia Ke sent the cavalry outside the city, and hurried into the city to give orders to the Ministry of War. When Jia Ke arrived at the Ministry of War, not only the Minister of the Ministry of War was there, but even the King of Beijing was waiting for a long time.

As soon as the King of Beijing saw Jia Ke, he hurried forward to greet him. He said to Jia Ke, "I have been looking forward to the return of my nephew for a few days. Today, my nephew arrived, so I let go of my heart."

Jia Ke hurriedly said respectfully: "The Lord Duo Meng misses you, and Jia Ke is very grateful."

"Nephew, you don't need to be so courteous. We have been friends for several lifetimes. You have made great contributions this time, but the emperor will not reward you for the time being. After a few days, the emperor wins the imperial temple. At that time, the emperor will still use you. Don't wander around at home today, after passing the Taimiao, the emperor will reward you a lot." The King of Beijing Jing said a few words to Jia Ke cryptically.

As soon as Jia Ke heard this, she knew that there was a big move.But what could make the emperor so fearful? As the emperor's confidant, what must King Beijing know?

King Bei Jing did not notice the cold light flashing in the eyes of Huo Tu, Minister of the Ministry of War next to him.King Beijing Jing did not shy away from Huo Tu, because he was also the emperor's confidant, otherwise the emperor would not have allowed him to be Minister of the Ministry of War, but he did not expect that Huo Tu had other ideas in mind.

After Jia Ke delivered the order from the Ministry of War, he returned to Rongguo Mansion with his own soldiers.As soon as he entered the mansion, he ran into Lin Zhixiao.

As soon as Lin Zhixiao saw Jia Jiake, he hurried forward and bowed, and then asked with some complaints: "Master, what should you do with the slave you sent before the battle? Now he is at home every day except eating and drinking. He yells, and the master has already asked It has happened several times. If it wasn't for the uncle's special order, the master would have kicked him out a long time ago."

Jia Ke, I just remembered that Ben Bray, who he captured before the battle, was sent back to Rongguo Mansion when he was chasing the Tatars.The people in Rongguo Mansion didn't know what to do with him, so they could only offer food and drink.

"Where is this person now? Take me to have a look." Jia Ke asked.

Lin Zhixiao hurriedly led the way, and said to Jia Ke as he walked, "Master, when your soldiers sent him over, I put him in the stable in the south courtyard. How many vacant rooms are there? He lives here so that he won't bother others."

"Then he should be honest these days?"

"Honestly? Grandpa, don't be joking. These days, whenever he has time, he comes out to make trouble. A few days ago, he took Li Er's wife's weaving cart to play. When he returned it, it fell apart. Li Er's wife came to me. I complained for a while. It's better for me to put the money in the account, and this is the end of the matter." Lin Zhixiao complained.

"Then did he bully or beat others?" Jia Ke continued to ask.

"That's not true. To be honest, this person is a bit naive, but he is a little unreasonable and a little silly."

Jia Ke smiled when he heard his words, thinking that there is no perfect thing in this world, and giving this man an invincible physique that day, but not giving him extraordinary wisdom, was a gain and a loss.

After a while they came to the room next to the stable, only to hear the snoring inside, Lin Zhixiao stepped forward and opened the door.I saw Ben Bray sleeping soundly in it, and there was still leftover chicken on the table next to him.

Jia Ke stepped forward and patted him on the shoulder, and Ben Bray immediately came to his senses, and his arm involuntarily slapped towards Jia Ke, grabbing lightly with his left hand.Ben Bray couldn't move an inch.

Ben Bray woke up immediately, looked up and saw that it was Jia Ke, he quickly knelt down on the bed, lowered his head, and said embarrassedly: "Master, I didn't do it on purpose. I used to sleep in the wild, as long as something touched Touch it, and I'll punch him right away."

Jia Ke didn't take this to heart, and when she heard that he often slept in the wild, she asked, "Don't you have a family? Do you live in the wild alone?"

Ben Bray said: "My parents thought I ate too much and couldn't work. They kicked me out when I was a teenager. I have been wandering here. Someone prepared food for me a few days ago. , let me fight for him."

Chapter 231

Jia Ke didn't expect his life experience to be so rough, so he asked him, "You have been captured by me, and you will be my slave from now on. What do you have to say? If you don't want to, I will let you go now." In a word, Jia Ke's eyes released two cold lights.

Ben Bray's martial arts is so strong that he is the only one in the world who can hold him down.If he is let go, returning to the Tatars in the future will be a huge harm to the people in the Central Plains. If he dares to have this kind of thought, then this person will not be able to stay.

Ben Bray didn't know that Jia Ke was just a fake kindness, and thought he really cared.Now when he heard that Jia Ke was willing to let him go, he couldn't be more moved.

But Ben Bray doesn't want to leave Rongguo Mansion at all now. This period of time is the most stable he has lived since he was born. He can eat and drink every day without having to stay in the wild and sleep in a spacious big house. This is what he dreamed of. Unexpectedly, he hurriedly knelt down beside Jia Ke and said, "Master, I am willing to be your slave. I will never say anything about what you ask me to do in the future."

"Why, isn't it great to be free outside?" Jia Ke asked hypocritically.

Ben Bray replied truthfully: "Master, I eat and drink here, and sleep in a big house every day. I have never lived like this before. I want to live this kind of life, and I don't want to continue wandering in the wild. Please take me in, master. From now on From now on, I will do my best to fulfill the master's orders to me."

Jia Ke was very satisfied with his answer, so he said: "You have to think about it, as long as you become my slave, you will not be free in this life."

"Master, don't worry, as long as you take care of food and drink, what is freedom?" In fact, not only him, but now many people seem to be too happy to be Jia Ke's slaves. There are masters in charge, and there is monthly money in three months. Where can I find such a beautiful thing?This is also the reason why many people in ancient times were willing to sell themselves as slaves.

Jia Ke saw that he had already made a decision, and it happened to be in line with his own wishes. From now on, he had another general by his side.So he said to Lin Zhixiao who was next to him: "Prepare a contract, let him press a fingerprint, and temporarily give him two taels of silver a month. From now on, he will be my personal bodyguard, and I will arrange a new room for him." Good house. From now on, his food and drink will be calculated according to Liu Yu's."

Lin Zhixiao hurriedly agreed, "Master, don't worry, I will make arrangements for you."

Jia Ke nodded and turned around, and said to Ben Bray again: "Since this is the case, you will be a guard by my side from now on. If you have meritorious service in the future, I will arrange a small official for you, so that you can also honor your ancestors."

Ben Bray pouted beside him and said, "Master, I don't want to be an official, so just let me stay by your side all the time."

Jia Ke also saw that this was a little naive. If he was allowed to be an official, he would probably be sold out within a few days.After thinking about it, I still arrange him by my side. In the future, I will marry him a wife and have children, and give him more money, farms and other things so that he can live a life of glory and wealth.

"Since you think so, then stay by my side from now on, prosperity and wealth are indispensable to you, and I will marry you a daughter-in-law in the future, let your wife and children live a good life."

When Ben Bray heard this, he was very excited. Although he had not lost any women over the years, none of these women were sincerely for him. He also wanted to find someone who would work hard and be honest with him.

After Jia Ke made arrangements for Ben Bray, he returned to the inner courtyard. Jia Zheng was in the small study and had been waiting for him for a long time.Ever since Jia Ke went to war, Jia Zheng felt a little restless. When Jia Ke was in the Prime Minister's Mansion as Jiedushi, he also knew that Jia Ke often went to war, but at that time the distance was too far and he couldn't do anything in a hurry.Now that Jia Ke is right in front of him, as a father, there is no way he is not worried.

Jia Ke first saluted Jia Zheng in the small study. Jia Zheng sat there as if he didn't care, but when Jia Ke saluted, he looked him up and down to see that there was no injury on his body, so he relaxed. Take a breath.

After saluting, Jia Ke stood up again, stood next to Jia Zheng, and reported to him the battles outside the capital for the past few days.