By the time Jia Ke returned to the capital with a large team, it was already about to be the New Year.

On the day Jia Ke arrived in Beijing, Fan Kang took the Manchu civil and military to kneel in the Shili Pavilion.

After Jia Ke's Luan drove to Shili Pavilion and the carriage and horses stopped, Jia Ke opened the curtain of Luan Ke and instructed the ministers below, "The weather is cold, Zhongqing got up and entered Beijing with me, and when we enter the palace, we will have something to say." ”

After Jia Ke finished speaking, he continued to drive after Luan, and then entered the city from Desheng Gate, and finally stopped Luan driving in front of the noon gate of the palace.

Jia Ke got off the ceremonial drive at the Qianqing Gate, and came to the Qianqing Gate with the support of the eunuchs and palace maids, and sat on the throne, and the ministers of civil and military affairs stood on both sides, and then knelt down to give Jia Ke three kneels and nine knocks.

Jia Ke's losses in the Northern Expedition this time were not small, so he was not in the mood to continue to be here He glanced at Li Deshan next to him, and Deshan immediately shouted to the people below: "The emperor has an order, and the ministers are flat." ”

All the civil and military officers stood up and stood on both sides, waiting for Jia Ke to speak.

Jia Ke sat on the throne and was silent for a long time before finally saying: "In this Northern Expedition, our army won a complete victory. The Tatars could not gain a foothold and had fled to the west. I thought that within a hundred years, the northern grasslands should be able to calm down. ”

After listening to Jia Ke's words, all the civil and military forces below were very excited, this time the Long Live Northern Expedition can be said to have completely solved the danger in the north. From now on, the military expenditure for the stability of the north will also be reduced, and the burden on the people will also be reduced.

But only Fan Kang looked at Jia Ke's face on the throne, knowing that this time was not as easy as Jia Ke said, and there must be something in it that they didn't know.

Jia Ke saw that the minister of civil and military affairs at the bottom of the road was a little displeased, patted the table, and then said to the people below: "Okay, I have been tired of returning to Beijing at the beginning, so let's do it today, if there is something to wait until the next time the emperor will come to play." ”

After Jia Ke said this, he flicked his robe sleeves and went to the harem.

All the civil and military forces, you look at me, I look at you, they all don't understand, this emperor's Northern Expedition broke the Tatars, drove the Tatars to the west, and solved the threat of the Central Plains for hundreds of years, why doesn't he look happy.

Fan Kang left the Qianqing Gate with everyone and walked all the way to the outside of the palace, and suddenly saw Sun Yan, the foreman of the Military Aircraft Department in front of him, who was whispering to several familiar officials.

Fan Kang walked behind them lightly and suddenly patted Sun Yan on the back, "What are you muttering about?" ”

Sun Yan was taken aback, and when he turned his head and saw that it was Fan Kang, he breathed a sigh of relief, and then blew his beard and said angrily: "I almost scared the old man's soul away, how old is it that he is still so unstable." ”

Fan Kang hurriedly apologized to Sun Yan, Sun Yan just said it, and Master Fan's fault was no longer pursued.

Then Fan Kang gave Sun Yan a look, and then the two left everyone and walked out of the palace alone.

"What the hell is going on? I saw that the emperor was not very interested. ”

Sun Yan sighed, and then replied: "This time we lost more than 100,000 people in the Northern Expedition, do you think the emperor can be happy?" ”

Fan Kang was taken aback after hearing this, since Jia Ke led the troops to fight, he has fought in the south and in the north, blocking and killing in the west, attacking everything, and being invincible. Fan Kang didn't expect that this time the emperor would suffer such a serious loss.

"What the hell is going on? With the emperor's combat experience, how could there be such a big loss? ”

"Alas, it's no wonder that the emperor, when we first started fighting the Tatars, it went very smoothly, and there were not many losses, who knew that the Tatars were not opponents at first glance, and they actually migrated west."

"As a result, I don't know which bastard gave Ars the idea of sweating, and actually threw all the dead bodies into the ponds and rivers and lakes along the way, but we don't know the reason, this time the army was full of epidemics, or the emperor immediately decided to leave more than 100,000 sick people in the same place, and he took people back to the south, so as to save the army and not all be swallowed up by the epidemic."

Fan Kang gasped after hearing this, he didn't expect the other party to make such a move, it seems that the Tatars are not ready to go back to the grassland. Otherwise, all the water on the road would be polluted, and their army would not be able to advance.

Fan Kang closed his eyes and looked up for a while, and finally let out a sigh of relief and said, "That's fine, it seems that the passage between the East and the West has been completely blocked in the past few decades. Isn't this safe for the Tatars, and for me to see the Great Wall that I can't see? ”

Sun Yan shook his head and said with a sigh: "That's what I said. Have you not seen the tragic situation in the barracks at that time, and the emperor cried several times. If it weren't for my hard work, the emperor might not be able to abandon those people. ”

Fan Kang also sighed after listening to Sun Yan's words, although he had never seen it, he could think of the scene of corpses all over the field and stinking in the sky.

Not to mention Fan Kang and Sun Yan sighing here, besides, Jia Ke returned to the harem sullenly.

As soon as Jia Ke entered the Qianqing Palace, he saw Xue Baochai waiting there with all the concubines to pick Jia Ke.

Jia Ke sat on the throne and asked Xue Baochai, who was standing next to him, "Is this time in the palace okay?" Nothing happened to the kids, right? ”

"Long live back, everything is normal in the palace, and the princes are also studying hard, and there is no chaos."

Jia Ke nodded, and then said to the concubines: "I'm tired, let's come here today, you guys kneel down." ”

All the concubines, including Xue Baochai, had already seen that Jia Ke was not in high spirits, and now that Jia Ke had made a will, these people each saluted Jia Ke and bowed down and withdrew from the Qianqing Palace.

Jia Ke sat in the Qianqing Palace for a long time, seeing that the sun was setting, and the Qianqing Palace was gradually darkening, Jia Ke sighed and said to Li Deshan, who was standing with him: "Let's drive the Ningshou Palace, and go to see the Empress Dowager." ”

Li Deshan hurriedly went out to prepare Luan for Jia Ke, and without a cup of tea, Li Deshan returned to the main hall of the Qianqing Palace, came to Jia Ke's side, and whispered: "Long live, Luan Jia has been arranged, do you want to leave now?" ”

Jia Ke nodded, then stood up and walked out.

Li Deshan hurriedly trotted behind Jia Ke, held one of Jia Ke's arms, and came to the outside of the Qianqing Palace together.

Then Jia Ke got on the royal chariot and came all the way to the gate of Ningshou Palace.

When Jia Ke got off the imperial chariot, he saw the mandarin duck standing there looking at the prime minister.

When the mandarin duck saw Jia Ke, he hurriedly took a few steps forward to salute Jia Ke, and then said with a smile: "Long live the old lady, the old lady has been waiting for you for a day." ”

Jia Ke floated the mandarin duck at a glance and saw that her eyes were red, as if something was wrong.

"What's wrong with you? His eyes were red from crying, could anyone still dare to bully you in the palace? ”

Seeing that Jia Ke saw the form, the mandarin duck hurriedly smiled and covered it up: "How can anyone dare to bully slaves and maids in this palace, the wind was confused just now." ”

If it was usual, Jia Ke might ask more, but now Jia Ke is in a bad mood, where can he care about these things, so he raised his feet and entered Ningshou Palace.

Jia Ke entered Ningshou Palace and saw Jia's mother, and after saluting Jia's mother, Jia's mother asked him to sit beside her.

Mother Jia looked at her most prominent grandson up and down, and saw that although Jia Ke was still dressed like that, she had a worry that could not be solved.

"What's going on? Didn't I hear it was a big win? Why is the emperor still worried? Tell me something, old woman, and I'll sort it out for you. ”

Jia Ke also had nothing to hide from Jia's mother, so he told Jia's mother about the plague that his Northern Expedition encountered this time, and in order to protect the safety of the army, he should have abandoned nearly 100,000 people and let them fend for themselves on the grassland.

Jia Ke's eyes turned red as he spoke, and a drop of tears fell involuntarily.

Mother Jia also became serious when she heard this, "These people have died for the sake of our family, they shouldn't be so obscure, so my wife said that it is better to build an ancestral hall and offer their spirit cards, so that those souls who died in vain also have a place to rest, and their families also have a place to worship." ”

After Jia Ke heard this, the melancholy in his eyes gradually disappeared, the Empress Dowager's method is good, so that her conscience can feel a little better.

"Thank you Lafayette for the point."

Jia Mu was satisfied when she saw Jia Ke recovering, "You are still young and have little knowledge." When your grandfather was on the battlefield, how many robes he had seen, throwing his head and spilling blood, if he was like you every time, then he would not live a life, and he would die of sorrow. ”

"It's the grandson's, it's not for Lafayette."

Jia Mu saw that the atmosphere was relaxed, so she smiled and said to Jia Ke: "I have something to tell you." ”

"Galeries Lafayette has something to say."

"It's not a big deal, it's just that the eldest daughter-in-law came to the palace a few days ago, and told me that Jia Lian and his daughter-in-law haven't had sex together for a long time, let me persuade you, don't let the two young couples, because of a little thing There is a conflict, I think you and Jia Lian grew up together, can talk together, and persuade Jia Lian and her daughter-in-law to admit their mistakes, and can't hold back like this all the time."

When Jia Ke heard this, he knew what was going on in his mind, it seemed that the eunuchs he arranged had played a role, and they had been watching Jia Lian very closely in the past few years.

For this matter, Jia Ke hopes that they will never be together, where will they help?

"It's not good for me to talk about Lafayette, after all, it's a matter of a young couple, and it's not good for me to intervene."

After Jia Ke said this, he hurriedly said goodbye to Jia's mother and left.

Jia Mu sat there, looking at Jia Ke who left in a hurry, her eyes became gloomy.

"Go to King Jing's Mansion, just say my words, let the eldest daughter-in-law give me a little bit of the door, if there is a little rumor, she will go directly to explain to the ancestors."

The mandarin duck listened to Jia's mother's words, saluted respectfully, and then withdrew from Ningshou Palace to send eunuchs and went to King Jing's mansion to deliver the decree.

Mother Jia also sighed after seeing the mandarin duck go out, this eldest brother used to be fine, but since he became the emperor, he has become more and more uncontrollable.

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