The eldest son of the red mansion

The next general, after hearing Jia Ke's words, was completely convinced. After all, every family has children, even if his own family doesn't have children, and which of his relatives doesn't have many children, so they bowed together and clasped their fists at Jia Ke, saying, "I respect you, my lord." Order."

"Zheng Kai took your hundreds of households and started a big search in the city. Every household must be searched. All the food must be handed over to the government for management, but those who block it will be killed without mercy, but you must fight with the people. Let us make it clear that the government will compensate you in full when the siege of Kaipingwei is resolved." Jia Ke then ordered.

Zheng Kai clasped his fists at Jia Ke expressionlessly and said, "Don't worry, my lord, I will live up to my humble post."

Jia Ke looked down and asked, "Chen Xi, are you here?"

Chen Xi quickly came out from the back, cupped his hands and said to Jia Ke, "My lord, Chen Xi is here."

Jia Ke asked, "What is our current ration standard?"

Chen Xi, as the chief bookkeeper of Kaipingwei, is mainly responsible for the logistics.He was very clear about this, and when he heard Jia Ke’s question, he quickly replied: “My lord, since soldiers and strong men are going to the battlefield, their daily rations are one catty and five taels a day, women and old people are one catty a day, and children are eight taels a day. .”

After hearing what he said, Jia Ke thought about it, and said to the following: "It's almost enough, at least we won't starve to death in a few months."

"One more thing, don't tell the people below anything today, or our army's morale may be disturbed, and our city will be taken by our own people before the food is exhausted." Jia Ke finally told them.

After Jia Ke said these words, he let them break up, and he went back to the study first.Thinking about what omissions there are, and what benefits can I reap after the war?Thinking about whether to reconcile with Wang Tao or bring him down.Which one is best for you?

In the following days, the Tatars and Jia Ke were completely exhausted.If you don't come out and beat me, I won't beat you either, and I will just surround you.

Under Jia Ke's strict control of food in Kaipingwei, although there have been some fluctuations, there are no problems overall.In such a long time, no one died of starvation.

Nearly two months passed in a flash, Kaipingwei could still hold on, but the Tatars couldn't hold on anymore.Now the weather is getting colder and colder. Although it hasn't snowed yet, many soldiers are still sick from the cold.After all, the clothes they were wearing were still autumn.

The leaders of the various tribes are becoming more and more intolerable. They have been here for almost three months.Not only was the army lost, but there was no gain.And the tribe doesn't know what happened to you?I don't know if the grain for this winter has been shipped back?What they were most worried about was whether someone would spy on their treasure seat during their absence.

Not only the leaders of the various tribes, but also the ordinary cavalry below made more trouble.If the leaders hadn't suppressed them with all their strength, they might have dispersed by then.

Arslen Khan already sensed the danger, he knew that the time was almost up and he couldn't stay here any longer.Not to mention that the soldiers under the various tribes were making noise, even his own troops were in trouble.If he continues to go his own way, he will not be able to return to the grassland.

Arslen Khan stepped out of his big tent, looked at the Kaiping City Wall in the distance, and felt a sense of powerlessness.

In the past three months, he has made several sneak attacks in hopes of breaking through the city wall and entering Kaipingwei.But Jia Ke was too cautious.Whether it is day or night?There was hardly a hint of relaxation.Every time he made a sneak attack, he was discovered before reaching the city wall.Then he dropped hundreds of sentences and fled back to the corpse.

Arslen Khan has already made a decision to withdraw his troops in the next few days and return to the grassland for the winter.There was absolutely nothing he could do with Jia Ke.Thinking of Jia Ke's bravery and his prudence in using troops, he couldn't help feeling envious.I envy the emperor of the Southern Dynasty to have such capable people.

But he didn't know that Jia Ke completely inherited Lu Bu's use of troops.However, Lu Bu went straight with his troops, without any tricks, which made Jia Ke very guilty every time he went out.So he thought about it and came up with a way, that is to learn from Zhuge Liang, he couldn't learn from Zhuge Liang, he was so wise and close to a demon.But he can learn from Zhuge Liang's caution, isn't there a saying? "Zhuge can only be cautious in his life."So now, Jia Ke tries to think of every situation as perfect as possible.Without leaving a trace of flaws, his current combat policy is - cautious, cautious, and cautious again, before thinking about victory, think about defeat, before thinking about advancing, think about retreating.Also because of Jia Ke's caution, the Tatars were discovered every time they attacked.This created an illusion, making people feel that Jia Ke used his troops like a god, and could always predict the enemy's opportunity every time.

And when the Tatars were about to retreat and return to the grassland.Xuanfu Town is also living in anxiety now.

Jiedu envoy Wang Tao has not been able to sleep at night for the past three months.The scouts he sent came back wave after wave.The news is the same every time I come back. "Kaipingwei is still defending, and the Tatars have been unable to attack Kaipingwei for a long time."

Wang Tao has only one thought now, and that is to hope that the Tatars will quickly capture Kaipingwei, so that he will have a reason for refusing to send troops.

If the Tatars could not attack Kaipingwei for a long time, they had to retreat in the end.Then he's in big trouble.If you say it in a small way, it's just fatuous and incompetent. If you say it in a big way, it's just sitting back and watching the success or failure of your allies, with ulterior motives.

What is more important now is that he has not reported this war on the border.The current emperor and all the courtiers do not know that this war involving tens of thousands of people is happening on the border.

Now he regrets it. If he had followed Gao Hong's suggestion, he would not have sent troops with all his strength, but he had sent rangers to harass the Tatars. In the end, he had something to say.

But now, he has no way out.The only hope is that when the Tatars break through Kaipingwei, there will be no proof.

But what annoyed Wang Tao was that this Jia Ke, despite his young age, used soldiers like a god.With only a few thousand soldiers and horses, the Kaiping guards are as solid as gold.The tens of thousands of Tatars had nothing to do with him.

Now there are bad rumors in the army, saying that he is jealous of the virtuous and capable, and deliberately does not save Kai Pingwei, and wants to punish Jia Ke and kill him.This is completely wronging him, he and Jia Ke only met once in total.And it's not that he's sick when his majestic Jiedu envoy envies a small imperial household, Qianhu.

The more Wang Tao thought about it, the more irritable he became. Now he doesn't know what to do.He needed someone to advise him. At this time, he thought of Gao Hong, the counselor whom he had neglected in the past few months. Presumably, with Gao Feng's resourcefulness, he should be able to help him solve his predicament now.

Chapter 112 Secret Discussion

Wang Tao thought of this, and immediately asked Gao Hong to come.

Gao Hong has rarely been summoned by Wang Tao in the past few months, but when he heard Wang Tao summoned him.Without hesitation, he immediately went to Jiedushifu.

Gao Hong was taken to the study room of the Jiedu Ambassador's Mansion. As soon as he entered the door, he saw broken porcelain all over the floor. There were several maids standing in the study room, not daring to move, their bodies trembling constantly.Thinking about the current situation again, he understood why Wang Tao came to him.

When Wang Tao saw Gao Hong coming in, he hurried forward and invited Gao Hong to the upper seat, and he sat down to accompany him.Gao Hong refused, so he had to take the seat.

The maid in Wang Tao's study said: "If you haven't packed up quickly, get out."

As if they were pardoned, those maids quickly cleaned up all the broken porcelain in the ground, and quickly left the study.

Gao Hong took advantage of this time to observe Wang Tao carefully, and found that he was a different person from three months ago. Three months ago, he was a mighty Jiedushi, but now he looks like a dying old man.Thinking of Wang Tao's kindness to him, Gao Hong couldn't help feeling sad for a while.Although Wang Tao is becoming more and more self-willed and a little stupid now, but thinking of Wang Tao's kindness to him, Gao Hong decided to help him no matter what this time, so that he can tide over the difficulties.

After the two sat down, Wang Tao said anxiously: "I regret that I didn't listen to Mr.'s words at the beginning, which is why I am in today's predicament. Now I have nowhere to go, so please come and see if there is any way? Let me Get past that."

Listening to Wang Tao's request, Gao Hong tried hard to think about the current situation.In the end, he came up with a solution. Although this solution can only save him for a while, his official position may still be lost in the future.But after all, he saved his life.

Gao Hong said to Wang Tao: "My lord, the current situation is very clear. It is impossible for the Tatars to capture Kaipingwei. We can no longer hold the illusion that there is no proof. Now that the weather is getting colder, the Tatars can no longer hold on." Now, once the Tatars withdraw their troops, and once the news from Kaipingwei gets through, with Jia Ke's ability, the news will surely spread to Beijing, and your lord will be convicted."

Hearing Gao Hong's words, Wang Tao couldn't help feeling terrified. Thinking of his tragic death in the sky prison, he couldn't help but tremble all over.

He stepped forward and grabbed Gao Hong's hand suddenly, "Sir, you must save me. Now as long as I can survive, I can do anything."

Gao Hong looked at his bewildered look, and couldn't help but sigh in his heart, if he knew today, why bother.In view of Wang Tao's kindness to him, he can't ignore it.

Gao Hong gently patted Wang Tao's hand, comforting him and said, "My lord, we haven't reached this point yet, we still have a chance to make amends."

Wang Tao asked eagerly as if grasping at a straw, "What should I do?"

Gao Hong told him a solution, "At this point, we should work together from several aspects. It is also possible to resolve the crisis. The first aspect is to immediately go to the capital with a heavy gift, and send someone to meet the Jingying Jiedu envoy, Mr. Wang, and ask for help. Mr. Wang is lenient."

Wang Tao fully agreed with this: "It is a due intention to pay respects to Mr. Wang. I will prepare more gifts at that time. I will definitely satisfy Mr. Wang. Mrs. Wang will say that Jia Ke is just a little bastard. What a trick."

Gao Hong saw that he hadn't seen the key point, so he hurriedly explained to him, "Your Excellency, you must not say that. This Jia Ke is not a simple person, and I am afraid that he has high hopes in the Rongguo Mansion. If Your Excellency sends someone like this Tell Mr. Wang, when something goes wrong, how will Mr. Wang explain to the Rongguo Mansion."

Wang Tao looked at Gao Hong in confusion. Gao Hong looked at his face and knew that he hadn't figured it out yet. Please explain to him: "There are some things in these aristocratic families that only one or two people in my own family know. At a young age, the Rongguo Mansion arranged for a real shortage of the sixth rank, and temporarily replaced Kaiping Wei Yuqianhu from the fifth rank. There is no secret in it. Who can believe it?"

It was only then that Wang Tao suddenly realized, with a look of regret.

Gao Hong saw that he understood, and then said: "The second thing is to send someone to contact Jia Ke, and promise to pacify him for the time being."

Wang Tao now has a little understanding of Jia Ke's importance to the Rongguo Mansion, so he didn't refute it.Instead, ask Gao Hong, "I don't know how to benefit Jia Ke so that he can let go of this matter?"

Gao Hong thought for a while and said to Wang Tao: "Jia Ke is now a Qianhu, but an official of the sixth rank. The addition of these several credits should make him a guard of the fifth rank. Why not let him be in Kaiping Wei Wei is the garrison of the fifth rank, and he is also in charge of expanding Kaiping Wei into Kaiping Town. This should satisfy him."

Wang Tao nodded and did not refute.

Seeing that Wang Tao did not refute, Gao Hong knew that he had agreed, and then said to him: "This third matter is a bit sinister, I wonder if my lord will do it?"

Hearing what he said, Wang Tao couldn't help laughing: "Now I don't care if I'm vicious or not, as long as I can keep myself."

Seeing what he said, Gao Hong said with a sullen face: "Someone must take responsibility for this matter. After all, this is not a small matter. You must know that tens of thousands of people attacked the border and fought for three months. No one has reported to the court. This It's a capital offense. Now we need to find someone to take this matter down for my lord."

When Wang Tao first heard him say that this was a capital offense, he was already out of his wits.Now hearing him say that he wants to be blamed, his eyes lit up, staring at Gao Hong without blinking, and let him continue.

"The magistrate of Xuanfu Town——Xu Hu, he is the assistant sent by the imperial court to the lord. He is not only jealous of the virtuous and capable, but also abandons the public for his own sake. Because his brother-in-law was killed by Jia Ke for corruption, he has repeatedly prevented the lord from sending troops to rescue him. You also secretly withheld the secret letter you sent to the imperial court, and when you discovered it, you were angry for a moment, and you immediately killed him to correct the military law. Although you killed the prefect without authorization, it was only a moment of anger on your part, and this is a border gate, you can do it It is military law, although there is a small fault, it is not a serious problem. My lord, do you think this is right?"