Red Mansion Taoist

Chapter 151 Meeting the Saint
As the days passed, Jia Min would go to Rongguo Mansion to see Jia Mu every few days, and she would also bring some gifts, fulfilling the etiquette of a daughter.

But she never took her daughter Lin Daiyu there again, and even the entire Jiahou Mansion was completely cut off from contact with Rongguo Mansion. The rules in the mansion were jointly formulated by Feicui and Youshi. According to the wishes of Jia Qiang and Jia Min, if the slaves interact with People from Rongguo Mansion will be punished if they interact with them.

Jia Min was angry with Jia Mu, who could ignore her granddaughter's reputation for Baoyu.

Jia Qiang, on the other hand, thought more. He avoided having too much contact with Rongguo Mansion to prevent himself from being affected when Jia Mansion fell down in the future.

Although Emperor Jingwen exempted him from his usual duties because he would take part in the examination next year, he also learned about the roots of the Jia family.

He was considered a member of Emperor Jingwen, while the Jia family was a member of the Supreme Emperor.

These days, he also heard about one thing, that is, Jia Yucun got a job from Jia Zheng and went to Jinling Yingtian Mansion to work.

After hearing the news, Jia Qiang couldn't help but sigh at the deep relationship between the Jia family.

But the Jia family's use of their connections on Jia Yucun still made him feel that it was not worth it.

This is also something he doesn't understand very much. It can be said that the children of the Jia family have no talents, but it is impossible that the eighth house of the Jia family in Beijing has no talents at all. However, the Jia family would rather use their relationship with an outsider, Jia Yucun, than There is no plan for the Jia clan.

The meaning is obvious, that is, let him enter the palace to meet the Supreme Emperor.

Commander Wu Zicang also took him to each barracks and saw that everything in the barracks was placed in the prescribed place according to the requirements of his training plan, and there was no trace of clutter.

"Yes, Jiangnan Supervision is being established, and it is currently being managed by the Supervisor of Ceremonies sending people to help the officials!" Jia Qiang replied.

In order to avoid trouble, he also shortened his time in the West Camp. No matter what the Supreme Emperor planned to do, as long as he showed that he did not completely grasp the two guards, he did not have to worry that the Supreme Emperor would make a fuss about it.

Of course, the most critical point is that he still hasn't figured out why the Supreme Emperor was so kind to him and gave him an additional 5,000 capital camps.

He really admired Jia Qiang's training plan. Although the sergeant's training content had increased, the results of the training were too obvious.

Although his training plan was extremely detailed, no good leader would be able to achieve this level of success in forty days.

Even if he didn't meet Emperor Jingwen often, his interactions with others would make Emperor Jingwen remember him as a minister at all times.

"Your Majesty, Jia Qiang, pays homage to Your Majesty!" Jia Qiang arrived at the East Palace, knelt down and saluted.

After staying in the West Camp for more than an hour, he checked the training results and arranged follow-up training before leaving.

In this era, before a battle occurs, the military is judged on the rules and regulations and strict discipline.

And an army that can meet this requirement is less likely to collapse when a battle occurs and can last longer.

You must know that he was a person promoted by Emperor Jingwen. It is understandable that Emperor Jingwen gave him the 5,000 soldiers of the Beijing camp, but it is difficult to understand that the Supreme Emperor added 5,000 soldiers.

Emperor Jingwen was slightly startled, but he didn't feel disgusted. Instead, he smiled more sincerely.

"Okay, you two guards can compete with each other. The winner will wash the clothes and clean the barracks for the loser. You can discuss the specific operations!" Jia Qiang had to prepare for the next year's exam, so he did not plan to spend a lot of time on it. Enter these two guards.

It just so happened that Jia Qiang also wanted to test the Emperor and see what his attitude was.

After reading a lot of books, coupled with the knowledge of his past life, he knew one thing very well, that is, as an emperor, he was extremely suspicious.

Jia Qiang has recently become famous among the literati circles in the capital. This is because the Imperial College publicized the fact that he won the Yayuan test in Jinling Township.

"Get up, why are you here in the palace today?" Emperor Jingwen smiled and stepped forward to help him up, and asked.

Jia Qiang stood outside the training ground and watched the five thousand recruits marching in neat steps and shouting slogans to form battle formations.

If he went directly to the Supreme Emperor without saying hello, even if Emperor Jingwen didn't say anything on the surface afterwards, his impression of him would definitely decline in his heart.

Every time he went to the Imperial College for classes, there would be students who took the initiative to make friends with him.

The new training plan allows the five thousand recruits to surpass the five thousand veterans in spirit and spirit.

"The training plan written by your Excellency surpasses that of the predecessors and is a school of its own!" Commander Wu Zicangwei said with a smile and humility.

Through observations during this period and what he perceived with his powerful spirit, Jia Qiang discovered that Commander Zang Fei Yuwei truly obeyed his orders and had no other thoughts.

Dai Quan sent a message to him yesterday, saying that he remembered his promise to the Supreme Emperor to visit the palace frequently.

The most important thing is that the army with forbidden orders can also execute the general's orders faster, allowing the battle formation to change more quickly.

However, after entering the palace, he did not go directly to the Daming Palace, but came to the East Palace first.

"Commander Zang, what do you think?" Jia Qiang turned to look at Commander Zang Feiyu and asked.

After forty days of training in the West Camp of Beijing Camp, the training of five thousand recruits has achieved remarkable results.

In this regard, Jia Qiang gained Lin Ruhai's experience as an official. As a courtier favored by Emperor Jingwen, she had to frequently communicate with the emperor no matter how big or small the matter was.

The reason why Emperor Jingwen knew about the Jiangnan Supervisory Envoy was that Jia Qiang took the initiative to explain it in a book.

No matter what, he came to the palace without meeting Emperor Jingwen first. He was worried about what Emperor Jingwen would think.

After leaving the West Camp, he headed towards the palace.

He is currently in this dangerous situation from his second-grade military position.

"I would like to request an order to train according to your master's training plan!" Jia Qiang didn't need to say anything more, Zang Feiyuwei commander took the initiative to ask Ying.

"I came to the palace to meet the Supreme Emperor!" Jia Qiang replied without any concealment, and stood up.

Jia Qiang knew that officials promoted by Emperor Jingwen would be transferred out of the capital for various matters once they reached a certain level.

"But what about the Jiangnan Supervisory Envoy?" Emperor Jingwen asked with a smile.

"You did a good job!" Jia Qiang nodded appreciatively. Wu Zicangwei's commanding ability was very good.

Everyone knows the power of the Supreme Emperor. Look at Jia Qiang. She wants to see the Supreme Emperor before she comes to say something. This kind of attitude is what Emperor Jingwen likes.

Jiangnan Supervision was established using his current Qingfeng Tower and industries in various cities in Jiangnan, but he did not interfere too much.

The Chief of Ceremonies himself had responsibilities in Jinling, and he also had a set of channels for transmitting information through carrier pigeons, so the Supreme Emperor asked the Chief of Ceremonies to cooperate with him.

He asked the Supervisor of Ceremonies to send two eunuchs with intelligence experience to manage the Jiangnan Supervision on their behalf. Jia Qiang was only the Jiangnan Supervisor in name only.

Of course, Jiang Nan monitors all information. Even if he does not interfere with the power, a copy of the information will be sent to him for safekeeping.

"You, you always want to take the big exam!" Emperor Jingwen couldn't help laughing and pointed at Jia Qiang.

He likes that Jia Qiang is not very powerful and only greedy for money, which makes him feel that Jia Qiang is easy to control.

In addition, he also knew about Jia Qiang's management of the two guards in the West Camp. Apart from coming up with training plans, Jia Qiang almost never went to the West Camp on weekdays.

As for Jia Qiang being greedy for money, this can be seen from some information sent back from Jiangnan.

Emperor Jingwen had no idea about this. He was more afraid that Jia Qiang would not ask for anything, and that kind of sage would be even more difficult to control.

Jia Qiang scratched her head, smiled and said nothing. "Is there anything else? If you don't have anything else, go to Daming Palace!" Emperor Jingwen waved and asked.

"I have something else to do!" Jia Qiang bowed and said without leaving immediately.

"Tell me!" Emperor Jingwen asked curiously.

"I want to increase the number of war horses." Jia Qiang replied.

"I remember that the two guards had three thousand horses. Why do we need to increase them?" Emperor Jingwen was stunned for a moment and asked again.

"I want both guards to become cavalry!" Jia Qiang expressed her thoughts.

Emperor Jingwen was silent, and he began to think about the gains and losses.

Seven thousand war horses cost too much money. Even though he had the silver brought back by Jia Qiang, he had already thought of a use for it.

As an emperor, one million taels of silver can be used in one million taels, and ten million taels of silver can be used in ten million taels.

It can be said that even if you give him hundreds of millions of taels of silver, he can quickly invest it in various places.

"Let's do this. I will ask people to prepare 3,500 war horses, and you can think of a way to deal with the rest of the horses!" Emperor Jingwen thought for a moment and came up with an idea. He took out his pen and ink and said while writing.

The reason why Emperor Jingwen agreed to order 3,500 war horses was because this was the first time Jia Qiang had made a request.

He also wanted to have a stronger army. If it were all cavalry, its strength would be far superior to other guards.

Jia Qiang just thought about it and understood what Emperor Jingwen meant. These 3,500 horses were to make up for the gap in the new soldiers' horses.

As for the rest of the war horses, Emperor Jingwen wanted them to go find the Supreme Emperor.

When leaving the East Palace, Jia Qiang had an extra holy metaphor in her hands.

"Looks like we have to deal with Zhang Yi's palm seal again!" He couldn't help but thought to himself after looking at the contents of the oracle.

In the holy metaphor, the Royal Horse Supervisor was responsible for purchasing war horses. The silver required for the 3,500 war horses was taken from Emperor Jingwen's inner treasury.

After putting away the holy metaphor, he came to Daming Palace again.

There was great singing and dancing in the Daming Palace. The Emperor was sipping fine wine while admiring the beautiful dance of the dancer.

"Jia Hou is here, come here quickly!" The Supreme Emperor was in a good mood today. After seeing Jia Qiang, he pointed to the empty seat beside him and said with a smile.

"I pay my respects to the Supreme Emperor!" Jia Qiang will not be arrogant, especially in front of the Supreme Emperor.

"Get up, don't be too restrained!" The Supreme Emperor gestured to the side and said.

Dai Quan stepped forward to help Jia Qiang and brought her to the empty seat. The young eunuch served her drinks.

"I am very happy that Marquis Jia can come to see me!" The Supreme Emperor smiled and raised his glass.

"This is my honor!" Jia Qiang raised his glass.

In the following time, the Supreme Emperor asked Jia Qiang about moving while drinking, as if he was getting along with family members.

Jia Qiang, however, was cautious and did not dare to do anything overstepping the mark.

"How is the dance performed by this dancer?" the Supreme Emperor asked with a smile.

"Like heaven and earth!" Jia Qiang replied casually.

But when the words came out, another meaning came to mind.

Fortunately, people in this era don't know the meaning of this, but he can only feel a little bad taste in his heart.

"I heard that when you were in Jiangnan, you brought back the first prostitute in Jiangnan and the first prostitute in Yangzhou. Young Mu Ai should also take care of himself!" the Supreme Emperor said with a change of tone.

Jia Qiang was startled. He did not expect that his reputation as a lecherous person would spread from the south of the Yangtze River to the capital, and would even reach the ears of the Supreme Emperor.

He felt extremely wronged, and he, Yun Fei and Zhu Jun had always treated him with respect.

Although in this era, taking a concubine was something that he couldn't help but he would follow the rules of this era and at least not take a concubine until he married his first wife. This was a sign of respect for his first wife.

"I'm so ridiculous, I'm so scared!" Jia Qiang bowed and said.

"No need to be like this, be careful when accepting women from outside!" the Supreme Emperor lectured.

Jia Qiang didn't quite understand what the Emperor meant, and he didn't want to ask more questions.

"I heard that you want to turn all the two guards in your hands into cavalry?" The Supreme Emperor suddenly asked again.

Jia Qiang was shocked at first, but she quickly reacted.

Although he didn't know how the Supreme Emperor learned about it, he did not hide the matter too much.

Zang Feiyu, the commander of the Yuwei, had heard him talk about this matter. In addition, if there was any news coming to the East Palace, he might not be able to hide it from the Supreme Emperor.

No matter where the news was leaked, it had nothing to do with Jia Qiang.

"Yes, Daqian needs cavalry!" Jia Qiang nodded and replied.

"Yes, Daqian needs cavalry. Back then, Daqian's cavalry was very powerful, but now there are no full-fledged cavalry in Daqian's army!" The Supreme Emperor sighed as he thought about the past.

Jia Qiang also knows a little bit. It is said that there are more cavalry at the border, but the number of horses has always restricted the number of cavalry.

In the Daqian army, the cavalry was also dispersed among the various guards, so there was no pure cavalry guard.

Of course, if necessary, the cavalry can be drawn out from each guard to form a relatively large cavalry team.

However, regular cavalry guards and temporary cavalry guards are different after all.

"How many war horses are left?" the Supreme Emperor asked again.

"There are still 3,500 horses left!" Jia Qiang secretly said with joy that there was a way out, and replied.

"I have provided the money for these 3,500 war horses. If you need more war horses in the future, you will have to pay for them yourself!" The Supreme Emperor nodded and said.

He signaled to Dai Quan who was standing aside. Dai Quan picked up a brush and wrote an edict, then took a big seal and stamped it before bringing it to the Supreme Emperor.

After reading the above content, the Supreme Emperor handed the edict to Jia Qiang.

Jia Qiang looked at the edict. This edict was much more generous than Emperor Jingwen. Not only did it deal with 3,500 war horses, but it also gave him the power to use money to purchase war horses through the Royal Horse Supervisor.

Don't underestimate this power. Even generals stationed in various places can buy up to a hundred war horses.

If the general wants to buy too many war horses privately, he must consider the consequences. Private purchase of war horses can be related to rebellion.

(End of this chapter)