Jia Lian hurriedly went to the outside hall, and saw that it was Gonggong Li from the imperial study, and Jia Yu was drinking tea with him at this time. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 ｉｎfo

Seeing Jia Lian coming, this Gonggong Li actually stood up first and said with a smile: "I didn't know that today is the day of Lord Jia's concubine's wedding, and the miscellaneous family actually crashed in, thinking that it was to disturb Lord Jia's Spring Festival. ”

Jia Lian naturally would not easily offend the celebrities around the emperor, and where was he at the moment of the Spring Festival just now, with Wang Xifeng tormenting, and thanking Gonggong Li for pulling him out is true.

So Jia Lian also smiled and hugged his fists and said: "Why does Gonggong Li see the outside like this, Jia Lian is the person who doesn't know right and wrong, please take a seat." ”

But I saw Gonggong Li wave his hand and said: "The tea has been drunk with Master Jia just now, Lord Jia, you still follow me into the palace to face the saint, the emperor is waiting for this, if it is not so, the miscellaneous family has no reason to be such a villain." ”

Jia Lian knew that if the matter was not important, the emperor would not shoot his henchman and the great eunuch, so he hurriedly summoned himself at this hour, so he did not dare to delay, and followed Gonggong Li on the spot.

Entering the palace, as soon as he approached the imperial study, Jia Lian heard the sound of the emperor smashing the cup from a distance.

Li Gonggong signaled that Jia Lian would wait first, and he went in to report.

Jia Lian asked Gonggong Li along the way, but he didn't know why the emperor was in a hurry to summon him, and when he heard the emperor's anger, he had to speculate outside.

It didn't take long for Gonggong Li to come out and invite Jia Lian in, and gave Jia Lian a careful look.

Jia Lian comprehended, and immediately knelt down to worship three long live after entering the imperial study.

The emperor gave Jia Lian a flat body, and then said: "Jia Aiqing, you are really like a god, and the Tubo barbarians are really even more presumptuous now!" ”

Jia Lian cautiously asked, "I heard that the imperial court has sent an envoy to Tubo, but things are not going well?" ”

I saw the emperor say hatefully: "Zhang Tingyu, who sent an envoy to Tibet, has not yet arrived in Tibet, and the small village on the border of my Heavenly Empire was first sacked by the Tubo rebels!" Zhang Tingyu reprimanded and asked the King of Fan, but the King of Fan said that he didn't know at all. ”

As he spoke, the emperor took two pieces from the case and handed them to Jia Lian, saying, "Look, this is the piece that Zhang Tingyu and Feng Tang gave me. ”

Jia Lian took it and opened it to take a look, and sure enough, it was the Shenwu general Feng Tang who had repeatedly violated the border recently and sacked several villages; There is also Zhang Tingyu who said that the king of Tubo was arrogant and unreasonable, and it was difficult for him to achieve the expected goal of the envoy.

After reading the recital, I only heard Jia Lian say: "I have a lot of resources in the world, and I have long been coveted by the four Yi, and now the strength of Xiyi and Tubo is strong, so I have long had the heart of attacking the border in the east; And the emperor, you are merciful, pity the people and don't want to start a war, but now I am afraid that it will be difficult to do so. ”

The emperor said: "I was still thinking of waiting a few more years, waiting for us to cultivate and recuperate for a few more years, but now it seems that I am afraid that we will not be given this time; Jia Aiqing, at this time of crisis, our previous plan is afraid that we will have to take precautions. ”

When Jia Lian heard this, he immediately knelt down and hugged his fists without hesitation and said: "I can share the emperor's worries, and the ministers will go to the soup and fight the fire, and they will not give up!" ”

At this time, I saw that the emperor personally helped Jia Lian up, and said: "I heard that today Aiqing likes to be a beautiful girl, and it happens that she was played by the two ministers, I am troubled, I didn't send a congratulatory gift, not to mention, I have to send Aiqing to plan for my long trip, Aiqing don't be resentful." ”

Jia Lian replied with a smile: "Why did the emperor say this, it was originally the duty of the minister to share the emperor's worries!" Besides, the matter of today's minister's house is just to deal with the old lady at home. The eldest husband has no wife, and the emperor does not need to mind. ”

"What a big husband, why don't you have a wife!" The Emperor walked back to his seat, sat down, and said; "Jia Qing is dedicated to the country and loyal to me, since Qing is not worthy of me, how can I be disappointed! Aiqing, please rest assured, just wait for this time to end, and then I will definitely give Aiqing a satisfactory explanation, and repay Aiqing for her loyalty to me. ”

Being able to get the emperor's personal commitment is also another way to show that the emperor attaches great importance to this matter.

Jia Lian replied: "The minister was originally a gentleman, but thanks to the emperor's attention, you gave the minister a platform to display, which is why today's Jia Lian is here; The emperor's grace is like recreation, and the ministers naturally have no regrets for the emperor! ”

The emperor nodded after hearing this, and then said: "I know Aiqing's loyalty, only Aiqing is gone, I'm afraid I can't turn around in a short time, but the affairs of this stall in Kyoto are also the top priority, who does Aiqing think can take over temporarily?" ”

Jia Lian thought for a while and replied: "Lord Qin Ye and Lord Qin have been fully helping the minister in the past two years, and he is quite familiar with the cement factory and the surrounding business managed by the emperor for the emperor, so the minister recommends Lord Qin to take over the things related to the cement factory; As for the gunpowder workshop, Gao Jie and Gao Gonggong were originally in charge, and the craftsmen's craftsmanship was already proficient, so it would not affect the ministers to leave at any time. ”

The emperor pondered for a while after listening, and said: "Qin Ye's ability is average, but if you want to defend Jia Qing, you can still lay a good foundation, and now there is no better candidate, so he will take care of the cement factory for the time being; In addition, Aiqing, you have to go to the border, can you consider security? ”

Jia Lian replied: "That's what the minister thinks, this property inside and outside the city of Kyoto, at least three hundred households of the Jinyi Army must be left on duty, so that there is still one hundred households under the minister's command, and it is enough to have these two or three hundred Jinyi troops to protect my safety; In addition, Weichen went to Qingtang City this time, and he also needed to bring some skilled craftsmen, as well as cement and other materials, so he was afraid that some people would be short of manpower. ”

Hearing Jia Lian say this, the emperor fell into contemplation again, and the imperial study was suddenly quiet.

The emperor knew that what Jia Lian said was true, but although he was the emperor, there were too many restrictions in the court, and there were too few people he could trust.

So the emperor filtered the candidates who could be appointed one by one in his mind, but the capable ministers in the court always only knew that they were loyal to the emperor, or they were some wall grass, and the rest showed that they would be loyal to the emperor, either their loyalty was to be determined, or their ability was too poor, and they were afraid that they would make a mistake.

In this way, for a while, the emperor couldn't think of anyone who could be sent to assist Jia Lian.

After half a ring, only to hear the emperor mutter: "Jia Qing, if I don't give you a stingy official position, with your merits and ability, it is okay to be a first-class and second-class product, but you are too young, and your qualifications in all aspects are too shallow; In this way, for the sake of today, you can only send a capable assistant to assist you, but there is no very good candidate for the time being, which is really nerve-wracking. ”

Knowing the emperor's troubles, Jia Lian thought about it and asked, "Dare to ask the emperor, after I went to Qingtang City, then Lord Feng Tang Feng can be completely trusted." ”

The emperor replied: "Feng Tang was my confidant in his early years, and now he has been entrusted with the important task of guarding the border, so you can consult with him more after you go to Qingtang City." ”

Jia Lian nodded after hearing this, and then said: "In this way, the minister suggested that the emperor should send Feng Ziying, the son of Lord Feng Tang, to assist the minister to complete this mission." ”