Jia Min's Counterattack

Jia Daishan stared into Lin Ruhai's eyes for a long time, and finally took the banknote back into his arms silently.

"I won't say any more, I'll take my leave now!" Jia Daishan got up and walked out, waving his hands and said: "You don't have to see me off, tell Min'er that I'll come to see her and grandson when I'm free."

Seeing that Jia Daishan had gone far away, Lin Ruhai didn't follow him to see him off.

After returning to the main courtyard, Lin Ruhai told Jia Min that he wanted to help Jia Zheng seek a foreign post. After hearing this, Jia Min asked, "Are you sure, my husband?"

"There are seven or eight points! There is a lot of miasma in Sichuan, and the road to Sichuan is very difficult. It will take more than two months on the road. So few people are willing to work there. Besides, Although the rank of the academic and political position is not low, but it does not have any real power, and there is not much money, so even fewer people are willing to go."

"Would the second brother be willing to go?"

"It shouldn't be a big problem! Although there are many bad things in Central Shu, if you work hard there, it is easy to make political achievements. The second brother is a book lover, and it is very cheap to deal with literati there. .Besides, the second uncle is also a bit self-motivated, his current rank is so low, if given a chance to advance several ranks in a row, he will definitely not let it go."

"I hope so! I'm not worried about my second brother, I'm worried that my mother and Mrs. Wang will stop me."

"With the father-in-law here, the two of them can't make trouble."

"Father must feel uncomfortable seeing him separated from his second brother by thousands of miles. After all, father is already old!"

"Don't worry, my father-in-law is in good health now, but he will miss his son in a few years. If I can send my second brother-in-law to Sichuan, I will be able to bring him back."

Two days later, Lin Ruhai ran into Li Jifan after he left the Yamen, and invited them to go to Zhenxiufang for a drink.During the dinner, Lin Ruhai and Li Jifan revealed that they wanted to get Kuizhou to study politics for Jia Zheng.Jia Zheng was not born in the imperial examination, so if he wants to get this job, he really needs to work hard.Li Jifan agreed to help Lin Ruhai mention it in front of his father, and Lin Ruhai immediately gave Li Jifan a painting of Gu Kaizhi and asked him to give it to his father.After Li Jifan accepted the painting, the two drank two more glasses of wine, and then went home without mentioning it.

At the end of February, the emperor received an emergency military report from the Northeast. The Tatar army of 30 troops had invaded the border five days ago and had captured two cities.Now King Yan is leading troops to resist, please send troops to reinforce immediately, and send a large amount of military supplies to the northeast.

After receiving the military report, the emperor immediately summoned the cabinet to discuss matters in the imperial study.

"What do you think, my loves?"

Master Wu, Prime Minister of the Left, spoke first: "My Majesty, I believe that the Ministry of Household Affairs and the Ministry of War should raise some food and grass immediately, and set off immediately to send it to the King of Yan. Then we will send capable generals to lead the army to support."

"Then you all talk about who is the most suitable to send to support?"

"My minister thinks that General Wang Ziteng is brave and good at fighting, and he is the most suitable candidate." Minister Yu of the Ministry of War is the old general of Wang Lao. If there is such an opportunity to restore Wang Ziteng, of course he must seize it.

Li Daren, Minister of the Ministry of Officials, said: "I think that although Wang Ziteng is brave, but he lacks strategy, it is most appropriate to send a wise and brave person there."

"Then who does Li Aiqing think is the most suitable candidate?"

"This... Weichen hasn't thought of it yet!"

The emperor fell silent, and all the ministers did not dare to speak out.

"According to what Prime Minister Wu said, the household department and the military department should prepare food and grass as soon as possible, and send appropriate people to the front line. As for who to send for reinforcements, you should think about it carefully. It is best to select the right person within five days. Come."

After all the cabinet members left, the emperor leaned back in his chair and closed his eyes to meditate. After a long time, the emperor said, "Bring Lin Ruhai here."

After Lin Ruhai came, the emperor let him read the military newspaper, Lin Ruhai frowned more and more.

"Your Majesty, no matter how I look at this military newspaper, it looks weird!"

"Oh! Speak carefully." The emperor narrowed his eyes and said.

"Let's not talk about whether the military information in this military newspaper is true. It is very suspicious that the Tatars can muster 30 troops in February. Tatars are nomadic people, and February is the time for them to migrate. Do you still have the time and thought to invade my border?"

"That's right! Neither I nor the cabinet ministers noticed such an obvious problem. How does Ruhai think about this?"

"We are thousands of miles apart now, and we don't even know what's going on in the Northeast. We should find out first and make arrangements. However, this matter needs to be kept secret."

"I have ordered the Ministry of Households and the Ministry of War to raise food and grass and send them to the Northeast as soon as possible."

"It's okay, it's okay for the emperor to delay for two days!"

The emperor frowned and thought for a moment, then let Lin Ruhai back down first.Afterwards, the emperor called Liu Cheng over and talked with him for a long time alone in the imperial study before Liu Cheng left in a hurry.

In the evening, after Lin Ruhai returned home, he wrote a letter to Li Jifan and asked Lin Xing to send it to Li's residence overnight.Another shadow was recruited, "You immediately contact the spies in the northeast and ask him to find out why the Tatars violated the border!"

"Master, the Northeast side is very strictly controlled by the King of Yan. It is difficult for our flying pigeons to pass through the hands of the spies. In the past, we didn't contact the spies there easily. Even if we did occasionally, there was no fatal information. People found out. Now we need to use spies, if Xin is robbed by King Yan's people, it will be troublesome!"

Lin Ruhai habitually tapped the table with his fingers. After a long time, he said, "Is Qi Lan still in the southwest?"

"Should be back already!"

"You go to Qi Lan and let him go to the Northeast to find out the real situation in Tatar."

Shadow took the lead and left.Lin Ruhai walked back to the main courtyard slowly. Jia Min was coaxing Lin Lang to sleep, hugging Lin Lang while patting his back and humming lightly.Seeing that Lin Ruhai was back, but obviously worried, he handed Lin Lang, who was already asleep, to Mother Lu.

Jia Min walked to Lin Ruhai and sat down, "What's wrong with you? But what's wrong with you?"

"It's nothing! It's just some official business, which has already been dealt with."

"If you don't want to tell me, I won't ask any more questions, but you have to remember that my son and I are waiting for you to come back at home every day."

Lin Ruhai leaned his head on Jia Min's shoulder and said with a smile, "It sounds like I'm going to travel far away! Don't worry, your husband is very powerful, nothing can stop me!"

"Of course I believe in my husband! I just want to tell you to think about our wives before doing things, and don't put yourself in danger!"

"I will! You and my son are my life, and I will never let you be wronged."