serious man in the red chamber

Chapter 463 Korean Tatars
In the twelfth lunar month, baby face changes at will.The sky, which had been clear just a moment ago, turned gloomy in the blink of an eye, and now the dark clouds were getting thicker and thicker.

"The house has been ransacked! The official's house has been ransacked! Come and see!"

There are shouts and running sounds everywhere
Jinxiang Bohanqi, the commander of the infantry yamen, glanced at the open door, waved his hand and shouted: "Copy!"

Two officers led several clerks and a group of infantry yamen soldiers and rushed in.

Waves of screams and cries came from the door.

The onlookers crowded over excitedly.

An idle man scolded: "Grandma! The world is as black as crows, and the officials of the previous dynasty have begun to be purged!"

Another idle man: "This has been the case in all dynasties. When a new emperor comes to power, in order to establish his own prestige and consolidate his position, it is inevitable to purge and adjust the officials of the previous dynasty."

An old Beijinger spoke: "You know nothing! This is the residence of the Minister-in-Chief of the Ministry of Internal Affairs. These bastards of the Ministry of Internal Affairs should have been killed long ago! Over the years, I don't know how many people have died because of their families!"

"coming!"

Someone let out a low cry, and everyone looked at it.

I saw soldiers from the infantry yamen walking out of the gate carrying large cages and small boxes.

At this moment, there was a slight commotion from behind the crowd, and many people looked back.

Several newsboys came running out of breath. They took out newspapers from their bags and held them high above their heads. While waving them, they let go of their throats and shouted loudly: "Outside number~Outside number~All the children of the Jia family who have committed crimes will be expelled from the family tree." "

The silence only lasted for a moment, and then there was a "boom", and the crowd immediately became commotion, and then they rushed to several newsboys, asking for newspapers in all kinds of ways.
Outside Wenyuan Pavilion, Li Shouzhong came in excitedly with a newspaper. He ignored the saluting officials and ran straight to the room on duty.
The desk of the cabinet duty room was piled with official documents. Wang Hetang raised his head from the pile of official documents, looked at Li Shouzhong who came in, looked at the newspaper in his hand, and just waited for Li Shouzhong to speak.

"Old Wangge."

Wang Hetang declined the post of Second Assistant to the Cabinet. Li Shouzhong addressed him as a cabinet minister at this time and shook the newspaper in his hand: "The Jia family not only doubled the compensation for the losses, but also expelled all the Jia family children who oppressed the people from the family tree." ." He said and handed the newspaper over.

Wang Hetang took the newspaper, glanced at it, and nodded.

Li Shouzhong sat down on the chair next to the major case: "I also heard that the princess plans to advise the prince that in the future, all Jia family children who violate the national law will be expelled from the family tree! If this is true, the world is lucky and the people are lucky. !”

This time Wang Hetang was shocked. He did not expect Lin Daiyu to have such courage.

Li Shouzhong continued: "I met Mr. Xiaoge on the way here. According to him, 500 million dirty silver was able to be copied from the homes of officials of the Ministry of Internal Affairs this time, which can solve the crisis of empty national treasury."

But Wang Hetang stood up, walked to the window, opened the window, looked into the distance, and said worriedly: "I'm worried about Liaodong."

At this moment, Jia She, the new Minister of War Liu Kun, and officials from the Ministry of War all gathered at the Ministry of War to check the room.

Jia She's eyes were red, and he looked around on the sand table. After a while, he said irritably: "Can't the Korean Tatars be blocked at the front line of the Yalu River?"

"It can't be stopped." Liu Kun answered with certainty.

Jia She: "Can you estimate the strength of the Korean Tatars?"

Liu Kun: "This time the Korean Tatars must have sent out all their troops. It is possible that the Japanese also sent out troops."

"Liaodong will fall." Jia She made a judgment.

Liu Kun: "If the imperial court cannot mobilize reinforcements, Liaodong will fall."

Jia She's face became very serious, and he turned his head and looked deeply at Liu Kun.

Liu Kun looked at Jia She and said, "If we cannot mobilize [-] soldiers and horses for reinforcements, we will have no choice but to retreat to the Liaohe defense line."

"Then let all the cities in Liaodong be massacred by the Korean Tatars?" Jia She stared closely into Liu Kun's eyes.

Liu Kun was silent, and after a while he replied: "The only ones that can be mobilized now are the soldiers and horses stationed in Beiting outside the city, but they can't be separated from the capital."

Of course, Jia She understood the profound meaning of Liu Kun's words. Before Jia Hu returned to the capital, the capital must be suppressed by a large army to prevent Xiaoxiao from causing trouble.

"Liaodong is no different now than it was three years ago. Liaoyang, Shenyang and other cities have thick walls and are equipped with a large number of artillery. As long as the garrison command is done properly and the people in the city are recruited to defend the city, it will not be a problem to hold on until February or March next year."

Jia She sighed: "It would have been better if we insisted on destroying North Korea first. Party strife harmed the country!"

There was silence.

Jia She stopped looking at the sand table, walked quickly to the Grand Master's chair in the middle, sat down, and said to Liu Kun: "The Ministry of War immediately sent a message to the garrison generals of the cities in Liaodong, strictly ordering them not to leave the city to fight with the Korean Tatars, and to guard the city and wait for reinforcements from the imperial court. In addition, tell them to defend the city and be promoted to the third level."

"Yes." Liu Kun hesitated for a moment and asked, "Chief Assistant, I wonder how the battle is going in Jinling?"

As soon as these words came out, everyone looked at Jia She.

Jia She: "There is no news from Jinling yet. However, Xie Qiong's troops have recovered Hubei and are expected to move south soon."

Everyone was shocked.

Liu Kun's eyes also lit up: "As long as the rebels' food routes are cut off, half of the battle will be won."

Everyone nodded in agreement.

"The safety of the imperial court depends on Jinling. If this battle is fought, the world will be at peace!" Jia She said, immediately feeling the sound of footsteps outside the door, and quickly looked towards the door.

Sure enough, a clerk's voice came from outside the door very quickly: "Chief Minister Qi, Xiao Ge Lao is here."

Before he could say a word, Jia Lian slipped in through the gap in the cotton curtain.

Liu Kun and other officials saluted Jia Lian in succession: "Master Xiaoge!"

Jia Lian smiled and nodded repeatedly: "Don't be too polite, don't be too polite." After saying that, he walked up to Jia She and saluted: "Master!"

Jia She's face immediately darkened: "This is the imperial government office. I have told you many times that when you get to the official office, you are just the Minister of Household Affairs! Also, the position of Chief Minister of the Cabinet will not be passed on to you!"

Jia Lian was startled for a moment, then he had no choice but to step forward and said, "I'm here to see the chief minister!" He bowed his head.

"what's up?"

"Henan and Shandong Governor Lin Ruhailin has a letter."

With that said, Jia Lian took out the letter from his sleeve: "The princess just ordered someone to send it."

Jia She: "Oh?" He took the letter and read it. As he read it, his eyes lit up. He slapped his palm on the armrest of the Grand Master's chair and said with a big laugh: "Okay, okay, it's really a magic weapon descended from the sky. Divine soldiers descend from heaven!"

Except Jia Lian, everyone looked at Jia She in surprise.

Jia She realized that he had lost his composure, coughed, suddenly looked at Jia Lian, and scolded: "Master Lin Ruhailin! That's your uncle, the seed of filial piety!"

After hearing this, Jia Lian could only reply: "Yes."

Liu Kun and others wanted to laugh but did not dare to laugh, so they had to hang their heads.

Jia She cleared his throat: "Good news. Lord Lin has led [-] troops to the capital and will arrive in the capital the day after tomorrow at the latest."

Liu Kun: "Great!"

Jia She stood up, walked to the sand table, thought for a while, and said: "In this way, the 10 soldiers and horses of Beiting and Yikezhao League outside the city can be mobilized to support Liaodong, plus Wang Zhenbang's Yanshan The defenders and the soldiers and horses of Shanhaiguan. Well, Yang Dayong’s Dao Dun Camp and [-] Old Camp can make up almost [-] people."

"These soldiers and horses all need a princess."

"Don't worry about this." Jia She interrupted Liu Kun with a wave of his hand, "These improvised armies must be led by someone who understands the art of war and has an identity. If Yang Dayong can't do it, you go Only then can we protect these [-] soldiers and horses.”

"Don't worry, Chief Assistant!"

Liu Kun responded passionately: "I will definitely stop the Korean Tatars and defend Liaodong!"

Jia She nodded: "Let's go to the palace." After saying that, he strode out.
It was almost dusk, and it was snowing heavily again. A sound of "click, click, click" came from the distance, making the banks of the Yalu River seem empty and silent.
In the wind and snow, an old man wearing a leather jacket walked toward a distant village carrying a basket.

Suddenly, the old man stopped, turned around and looked towards the Yalu River, and saw a group of cavalry walking out of the reeds.

The old man was stunned. He had never heard that the imperial court had soldiers patrolling here!

The cavalry gradually approached, and the old man saw clearly that they were not the army, but the Korean Tatars on the opposite side.

Three years have passed, and the common people are no longer afraid of the Korean Tatars. They are ordinary people of the lower country, and they are the common people of the heaven.

Looking at the North Korean Tatars walking in front of him, the old man yelled loudly: "How outrageous! This is the national border, you Korean Tatars are not allowed to come in!"

Suddenly, a sword flashed from the waist of the leading Korean Tatar!
The old man's head flew out immediately!

Looking at the village with smoke rising in the distance, the Korean Tatar waved his knife and said, "Kill!" and rushed over first.
(End of this chapter)