Chapter 301: The Beginning of the Dawn
Besides, when Jia Ke left the palace, he always felt a cold sweat all over his body, and it was really dangerous just now. I didn't expect the emperor to think of abdicating, it seems that the emperor has been a little powerless to the government recently. One is because the illness is too serious, and the other is that he has clearly felt that the three princes have received the support of the Manchu courtiers, but he didn't expect that the emperor had just disposed of some of the three princes' subordinates, and he gathered the hearts of the courtiers so quickly. The emperor was afraid that he would not die well in the future, so he had the idea of retreating bravely, and it could be regarded as a name for the three princes, so that the three princes could be appeased, and the three princes also understood the emperor's illness, and they would not be in such a hurry to deal with the emperor and monopolize the power. This was what the Emperor had in mind before Jia Ke offered his plan.
However, just now I gave advice to the emperor, and I think the emperor has already understood where his strengths and weaknesses are. From now on, I'm afraid I won't compromise those ministers anymore.
The three princes are the ministers who control the world, as long as the emperor and his military power are in hand, they can't make any waves.
And the emperor now looks at the trust in himself and entrusts him with important tasks, I am afraid that his trust in himself is not as heartfelt as he seems on the surface. If it is a courtier who completely believes in the emperor, then he is not far from death. Jia Ke has watched so many TV series and history books in the modern era of the earth, and he only sees one sentence from them - the most ruthless emperor.
A qualified emperor must be ruthless and unjust, those emperors who are affectionate and righteous are either faint or overthrown, and history is written by the victors.
After Jia Ke returned to the Marquis of Wuyang's mansion, he immediately ordered someone to invite Fan Kang to the mansion. This matter must be discussed with him.
Without a cup of tea, Fan Kang came panting. Since Jia Ke arrived in the capital, Fan Kang has been Jia Ke's personal adviser and has led the overall situation for him. Fan Kang did not live up to Jia Ke's hopes for him, and he has been working hard to control the whole situation for Jia Ke, which allowed Jia Ke to be distracted by the military aircraft department.
Jia Ke met Fan Kang in the outer study of the Marquis of Wuyang Mansion this time.
"Lord, what's the urgent need to find me so late?" Fan Kang knew that Jia Ke had recruited him so late, something big must have happened.
As soon as Jia Ke saw Fan Kang coming in, he quickly pulled him to sit next to him.
"Sir, something big happened tonight, and I am afraid that Chaogang will be shaken soon." Jia Ke sat down and said calmly to Fan Kang.
After hearing what Jia Ke said, Fan Kang immediately interjected, "Don't say it, let me guess." It's not that the emperor is not in good health and wants to abdicate. ”
Jia Ke was taken aback, he had just returned from the Imperial City, and it was definitely impossible for the news to leak out so quickly, so this must have been guessed by Fan Kang. Fan Kang has helped Jia Ke handle most of the government affairs since he joined Jia Ke, so that Jia Ke can get rid of heavy affairs.
His talent is beyond doubt, the trivial matters around Jia Ke and the news of the army are all under Fan Kang's control, which reminds Jia Ke of Xiao He on the earth, if his talent is resourceful, he can't compare to Zhang Liang thousands of miles away. However, his contribution to Liu Bang is the first.
Jia Ke thought that Fan Kang had Xiao He's talent, but he didn't expect him to guess the emperor's mind and the direction of the court at once, that wasn't for him and Zhang Liang's plan, this was almost Zhuge Liang, who was perfect through the ages.
"Sir, the world is within the palm of Mr.'s hands." Jia Ke couldn't help but sigh.
"Lord, this is nothing difficult to guess, the emperor is seriously ill, this is not the first time that the news has been reported, I am afraid that the emperor's control of the court situation has become more and more powerless during this time, otherwise about the emperor's body, such a major event will not be known on the streets and alleys. The emperor probably had to come up with this idea now. Fan Kang was not proud, but his opinion was calmly said by Jia Ke.
"What Mr. said is right, I just came back from the palace, and the emperor has decided to give up the throne and the three princes."
"What is the answer of the lord in the palace?"
Jia Ke smiled slightly, and said with smugness: "I offered a few strategies to the emperor, and the first emperor still controls the military power of the world after letting him go." Second, the appointment of officials above the third rank must be decided by the emperor. Third, the Military Aircraft Department has the right to refute the decree of the new emperor. ”
After listening to Jia Ke's words, Fan Kang couldn't help but look at Jia Ke with admiration, he didn't expect Jia Ke to be in such an emergency situation in the palace, and he would immediately come up with three ways to deal with it. In this way, although the new emperor ascended the throne, the authority of the world was still in the hands of the old emperor, and Jia Ke was as stable as Mount Tai.
didn't know that this was not Jia Ke's resourcefulness, but Jia Ke's method of copying the perfect old man on the earth.
Fan Kang thought for a while, and his face changed, "The lord's plan is very good, but I'm afraid that in the end, neither the old emperor nor the new emperor can tolerate the lord." ”
Jia Ke seemed to have known for a long time, "The birds are good and the bows are hidden, and the cunning rabbits are dead and the lackeys are cooked." There are no more power tricks in the world than this, so how can I be an exception? ”
"What is in the mind of the lord?" Fan Kang looked at Jia Ke's calm and normal face, and knew that he had been prepared and would never be restrained.
Jia Ke stood up and walked to the window, looking at the dark night, his face was a little gloomy, "The old emperor treats me well, and when he is alive, the world must be peaceful." ”
Fan Kang immediately understood what Jia Ke meant, which was to endure until the old emperor died, "That is to say, with the current strength of the two towns of the lord and the men and horses in the capital, I am afraid that it is not enough to rule the world." ”
"Who said that I only have two town troops, and now the elite soldiers of the nine sides, and the officials of more than 1,000 households, almost all of them are from my own soldiers. And nine times out of ten, the commander of the army is also under my control. Jia Ke still revealed some information to Fan Kang.
Fan Kang was really shocked when he heard this, Jia Ke had only been in the capital for more than a year, and he had already stretched out his tentacles all over the nine sides. How is this possible? Even some people, Jia Ke only met as the foreman of the Military Aircraft Department when they returned to Beijing to report on their work, how could they control all these people, could it be that this is the back hand left by Ning Guogong and Rong Guogong, if this is the case, then what these two Guogongs think is really far-reaching.
"The lord, has already controlled the nine sides, that is the best, now the lord just wait and see the changes, waiting for the death of the emperor, whether it is the emperor is dying, or the new emperor suddenly attacked, the lord can be famous, take advantage of the situation to control the government, and then as long as the plan is slow, within a year or two, you can extend your power all over the world. At that point, the world will be decided. Fan Kang was completely excited at this time, he thought that to put Jia Ke on the throne, he must go through a dragon fight, but he didn't expect Jia Ke to be so scheming, he quietly controlled the elite of the world, solved the most difficult thing to seize the throne, and the rest were just trivial matters.
"So what does the gentleman think I should do now?"
"As long as the lord waits and sees the changes, don't get involved in it, at this time, the old emperor has the lord's strategy, and he will definitely suppress the new emperor with a plan, as long as the lord responds from the side, the next few years should be peaceful in the world. The lord should continue to cultivate power. ”
"In Mr.'s words, let's just stand still, I want to see how far the third prince can go." The corners of Jia Ke's mouth showed sarcasm, from ancient times to the present, there has never been a sword soldier who has seized power, this third prince has won over the courtiers, but he has left his own military power behind, and he doesn't know what hatred he has with him.
And now is not the time to take measures, thinking about all aspects, the attention to yourself has reached the peak. At this time, the slightest movement may be known by others.
Besides, he doesn't need to do anything at all now, the old emperor will get Jia Ke's plan, and he will arrange everything properly, and he will not let his power be threatened in any way.
After Jia Ke sent Fan Kang away, he returned to the Wuyang Marquis's mansion, and he didn't make any moves, and spent a few days with Qin Keqing at home.
Although Jia Ke did not act rashly, but now there is a turbulent dark tide in the capital, and now it seems that everyone in the world knows that the emperor is going to make concessions, and the object of concessions is the three princes. I don't know who got the news out.
So countless officials almost surrounded the mansion of the three princes, and the three princes did not seem to get carried away now, but closed the door of the mansion and did not receive any outsiders, but this still could not stop the enthusiasm of these officials.
These people knew that they couldn't see the three princes, so they each found their own way, and went through the back door with the various housekeepers and eunuchs in the Three Princes' mansion.
And how can these housekeepers and eunuchs have the wit of the three princes, when they see someone coming to give gifts, although they are a little cautious, but thinking that the three princes will soon be the best in the world, they are not so worried, for the people who come to give gifts, they are all very arrogant, the gifts are light or the grade of the officials is not enough, they can't see it.
It was these minions who used such means that those officials who came to give gifts not only did not flinch, but thought that there was a way, and kept rushing up one by one, and some officials even went bankrupt to see Xia Shouzhong, the chief eunuch of the Three Princes' Mansion.
This scene has been clearly seen by the secret agents sent by Dai Quan who are hiding in the shadows, so these news have been continuously sent to the emperor's hands.
The old emperor is still resting in the Kunning Palace, and now he rarely deals with official business, and everything is left to Jia Ke to deal with. But it does not mean that the old emperor has given up control of the world.
The current old emperor has to read the information sent by Dai Quan every night, and then make detailed instructions. If there is anything wrong with the Military Aircraft Department, he will also pass on the decree and ask the Military Aircraft Department to immediately revise it according to his wishes.
Now the emperor has obtained the situation of the Three Princes' Mansion, although the Three Princes did not receive these officials on the surface, but in the emperor's eyes, they are just covering their ears and stealing the bell.
Now the emperor sees that there are so many officials who are going to slap the three princes, and he has left behind the old emperor who is about to abdicate, how can he not be angry, which deepens his jealousy of the three princes, so he strengthened his determination to suppress the new emperor, and during the period when he did not die, he must not let the new emperor deal with the government for himself, but also not let the new emperor have a chance to fight against himself.
And the three princes and the strategists under his command who secretly planned this scene originally wanted to take this opportunity to put pressure on the old emperor and tell the old emperor that the three princes are already expected by everyone, and you should obediently hand over your power, don't listen to that Jia Ke's tossing around, but I didn't expect it to be self-defeating.
Although the third prince and his strategists have counted everything, he has not counted the emperor's heart, how can an emperor who has ruled the world for decades give power to others so easily? The more they tossed like this, the more panicked the emperor's mind became, and he didn't desperately grasp the power.
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