This military report was reported by Jia Ke, the garrison of Kaiping Town, and the content was: A few days ago, 5,000 Tatar cavalry came to attack, but they neither fought nor left, but only monitored nearby. He used stratagem to force the Tatar generals to fight a decisive battle with him, won a great victory and completely annihilated the Tatars, and obtained important information from the Tatar captives. Now the Tatar Great Khan Arslen Khan has led more than 100,000 people to surround Xuanfu Town, and the passes around Xuanfu Town have also been lost. He sent out a scout and found that the traffic to Xuanfu Town had been blocked by the Tatars, so he sent a document of 800 li to report to the military headquarters.

After reading the report, the emperor was shocked. Once the Tatars break through Xuanfu Town, hundreds of thousands of Tatar cavalry can reach the capital in less than three days, and he has only now received the report, has no one found out for so long, something is wrong?

The emperor had already issued an order this summer to let the border passes defend against the Tatars again this year. Some time ago, I received some reports that although there was an invasion, all parts of the country could resist it, and the residents concerned did suffer some losses, but there was no major problem.

Unexpectedly, he had only been stable for a few days, so he poured a basin of cold water on his head.

After reading the military intelligence report sent by Jia Ke, the emperor trembled with anger. Dai Quan next to him hurriedly came over to support him, but he didn't expect that the emperor was already angry at this time, thinking that everyone was lying to him, so he pushed him away, glared and asked Dai Quan: "Do you all treat me as a fool, and you can fool me as much as you want." If it weren't for the border pass, there would still be someone to report to me. I'm afraid I don't know how to die when I die. ”

The emperor's question is very serious, how dare Dai Quan answer? I only dared to kneel on the ground and kept saying to the emperor: "The loyalty of the slave to the emperor is visible every day, and I will never dare to hide anything from the emperor." ”

After the emperor said this, he also sobered up a little. Lu He, who was kneeling at the bottom, asked, "Shouldn't the eight-hundred-mile urgent military situation be presented to me by the military department?" What about the military department Shangshu Huotu? ”

Lu He saw that the emperor was furious, where did he dare to hide it for the military department's Shangshu Huotu, and said honestly: "There is a banquet in the Zhongshun Palace, and all the commanders of the military department have gone to the banquet." ”

The emperor originally suspected that the ministers in the court were lying to him, and when he heard Lu He's reply, he couldn't help but be suspicious.

From ancient times to the present, the emperor is the most suspicious, and those who do not have suspicion easily believe that the minister is either a faint monarch or is not far from death, in ancient times on earth, Li Shimin, who was regarded as a holy monarch, did not dig Wei Zheng's grave because he suspected that Wei Zheng was involved in the prince's rebellion. What's more, he is a suspicious person today.

The emperor was immediately suspicious, and he was not at ease with those people. So he asked Lu He, "Who sent the letter?" The cause and effect can be asked clearly. ”

Lu He replied truthfully: "Minister, the official is small, where is such a big thing that the minister dares to ask." However, the minister had already brought the soldiers who delivered the letter to the Qianqing Gate. If the emperor has any questions, you can ask him. ”

When the emperor heard this, he immediately said to Dai Quan, who was still kneeling: "Quickly bring people to the Dongnuan Pavilion, I will ask in person." ”

Where did Dai Quan dare to slack off, he ran out immediately, and when Dai Quan ran outside the Qianqing Gate, Xiao Liuzi was still kneeling there. The little eunuch next to him was sitting on a chair next to him, hugging Erlang's legs.

When the little eunuch saw Dai Quan coming, he hurriedly greeted him and said with a smile: "Ancestor, this person has been here all along, and I will show you very closely." Absolutely can't go away from him. ”

Before Dai Quan could finish listening to him, he slapped him and knocked the little eunuch to the ground, and then went up with a few kicks, kicking the little eunuch and rolling on the ground.

If he wasn't afraid of delaying the emperor's affairs, he would have wanted to personally pick off the skin of this eyeless little eunuch now.

As soon as this herald came, he knelt outside the Qianqing Gate, he sent Lu He to Dongnuan Pavilion, and if he returned to the emperor, he came out to pick up this herald again this time, how long did it take in between? That little soldier is still kneeling here, it is a person who can stand such a long time of tossing, if this delays the emperor's affairs, who will be responsible?

Dai Quan came to Xiao Liuzi, lowered his head and said to him: "Hurry up, boy, the emperor wants to see you now, can you still stand up?" ”

"Adult, it's okay, the little one can hold on." Xiao Liuzi gritted his teeth at this time, squeezed these words out of his mouth, and then held the ground with both hands and slowly got up from the ground. As a result, as soon as he stood up, his legs did not obey the call, and coupled with the fatigue of this day and night, he fell to the ground all of a sudden.

Dai Quan saw that this kid really couldn't hold on, and hurriedly called two eunuchs from the side who were watching the excitement, "Go, you two carry this person and follow me." Hurry up, don't delay. ”

How dare these two eunuchs disobey Dai Quan's words, they immediately picked up Xiao Liuzi, Dai Quan trotted in front, and these two people supported Xiao Liuzi to follow closely behind.

After a while, Dai Quan took Xiao Liuzi to the Dongnuan Pavilion, this time he did not let the little Liuzi wait outside the door, but let the two eunuchs carry the little Liuzi into the Dongnuan Pavilion with him.

At this time, in the Dongnuan Pavilion, the emperor had also calmed down, sitting on the throne, and was closing his eyes to recuperate. And Lu He stood with his hands hanging on the side.

Dai Quan asked the two eunuchs to put Xiao Liuzi down, and then let them retreat. And where has Xiao Liuzi usually seen such a formation? As soon as he entered the Dongnuan Pavilion, he felt weak all over, and as soon as the two eunuchs let go of him, they immediately collapsed to the ground.

When the emperor saw this, instead of being angry, a wave of joy rose in his heart. I feel that this man's awe of him has reached the bones. I don't know how many are stronger than those ministers, and those ministers in the court say that they are loyal to him, and secretly don't know how many things they have done to bully the king, and what is even more odious is that these people are attached to the prince and have a dream of following the dragon's work.

The emperor sat on the throne, slowed down his voice, and said to the little six sons lying on the ground, "Don't be afraid, I am not a man-eating monster. Whatever I ask, you answer truthfully. ”

Xiao Liuzi lay on the ground and said tremblingly: "Little... Small, definitely... As... Answer truthfully. "He can't speak a word now.

The Emperor asked him, "When did you send you a letter?" ”

After Xiao Liuzi calmed down a bit, he slowly became fluent, "Back to the emperor, the little one set off overnight last night, changed horses and people along the way, and just arrived in the capital." ”

The emperor thought about it, and according to his statement, he traveled more than 300 miles in one night. It seems that their garrison is really in a hurry.

The emperor asked again, "How many men and horses do you have in Kaiping Town?" Able to defeat the Tatar cavalry of five thousand men? "Although the emperor is not familiar with military affairs, he still knows that the Tatars are braver than the Central Plains.

When Xiao Liuzi heard the emperor ask, he had to feel very proud, and his voice couldn't help but get louder: "If you go back to the emperor, we have a total of 10,000 horses in Kaiping Town." Our lords have already defeated the Tatars several times in a row. Last year even defeated the Great Khan of the Tatars. "Their uncle has said that in the entire Nine Sides, they are the only ones in Kaiping Town who have defeated the Tatars.

When the emperor heard him say this, he had some doubts in his heart, he had never heard of such a brave and warlike general at the border pass, could it be that this person came out of the cracks in the ground?

Dai Quan next to him saw that the emperor seemed to have forgotten this stubble, so he hurriedly reminded: "Your Majesty, the garrison of Kaiping Town is called Jia Ke, and last year it was still a thousand households of six products. It was because of the defeat of the Great Khan of the Tatars that the emperor made an exception to promote him to garrison. ”

When the emperor heard Dai Quan say this, he seemed to remember that there was such a thing. Last year, all the obstacles in the nine-sided town were overcome, and only this Jia Ke was at a young age, so he guarded the Kaiping Guard, so that the Tatar Khan had no way, and finally had to retreat before the arrival of winter. Unexpectedly, he defeated 5,000 Tatar cavalry again this year, and he was indeed a young hero.

The emperor felt that this name was very familiar, as if it was related to a certain prince in the capital, so he asked Dai Quan next to him: "Is this Jia Ke related to which prince in the capital?" It sounds so familiar to me. ”

Dai Quan knew all about these things, and immediately replied: "Your Majesty, this Jia Ke is the grandson of Jia Daishan, the former Duke of Rongguo. ”

When the emperor heard this, he suddenly realized and said: "It turned out to be behind the gate, no wonder." Then he remembered that Jia Daishan had always been loyal to him, and if he hadn't had a son who was not angry, he wouldn't have been able to go so early. Thinking of this, I couldn't help but sigh a few times.

After the emperor finished asking, he no longer spoke, but paced back and forth in the main hall.

After shopping for a while, he turned back to Lu He and said to Xiao Liuzi, "You guys go down." ”

Lu He and Xiao Liuzi hurriedly knelt down and kowtowed, and retreated backwards to withdraw from the Dongnuan Pavilion.

As soon as they exited the main hall, the emperor's face became gloomy and he asked, "Where are the three scholars now?" ”

Dai Quan knew that the emperor was asking him, and immediately replied: "The three college students are also in the Zhongshun Palace. ”

When the emperor heard this, his eyes closed, and then he asked, "King Zhongshun, what is the matter today?" ”

"Your Majesty, today the King of Zhongshun has accepted a concubine." After a pause, he added, "I didn't go to the jade butterfly." ”

The emperor was really unhappy this time, not only unhappy, but also more and more suspicious, although the king of Zhongshun was one of the more outstanding sons among the many sons, but he could not be guilty of so many people to slap him. It's just that little concubine, just a plaything that doesn't have a jade butterfly, can she use such fanfare?

There were so many important ministers of the court who went to congratulate him, and even ignored the military affairs.

What is this loyal king going to do? It seems that they want to beat them, otherwise they would think that the emperor is deaf and dumb, and that he is an ornament sitting on the palace of Jinluan.

Thinking of this, the emperor said to Dai Quan with a gloomy face: "Proposed will." ”

Dai Quan took out a blank holy decree from the large cabinet standing next to him, and then there was a little eunuch next to him, carrying a small bookcase.

Dai Quan took the holy decree and knelt behind the bookcase, and a little eunuch sent pen, ink, paper and inkstone. Dai Quan picked up the pen and dipped it in some ink, then stopped writing and waited there.