Five days later, Peng Ziqi hurried back from Qingzhou, this time Xia Xun invited Peng Ziqi and Ximen Qing together, and the three of them discussed secretly for a long time before some things were finally finalized.

During this period, Granny Qiu finally settled down. When this old lady was in Jinling, her body was already Wang Xiaoer's New Year's Eve, and a year was not as good as a year, presumably the old lady also knew that her limit was approaching, so she insisted on returning to the place where she had lived for a lifetime. Now, with a thought, I am forced to hold on to the ground, and once I arrive at my hometown, I can't support it anymore.

Ximen Qing wanted to arrange a house for her next to her pharmacy and business house, so that she could take care of her nearby, but the old lady insisted on going back to her house, where could anyone still live in that house under the erosion of wind and rain. But once the old man becomes stubborn, no one can persuade him. The golden nest and silver nest are not as good as their own kennels, the old lady is very old, what enjoyment do you want, just a kind of peace of mind.

In desperation, Ximenqing had no choice but to hire someone to work overnight, strengthen and renovate her old house, change a full set of household goods, settle the old man, and hire two diligent and capable girls from the local area to wait for her. Ximenqing joined forces with the doctor invited by his own pharmacy to diagnose and treat her, and prescribed some mild drugs to regulate his body, and he had to stay here for a while, and then return to Yanggu County when the old man's condition stabilized.

Tang Sai'er also stayed here temporarily, accompanying her mother-in-law, Xia Xun set off and ran to Cangzhou on the second day after the three of them were secretly unknown. Xia Xun's estimation of the time was still relatively accurate, and when he arrived in Cangzhou to settle down, the family visited the Iron Buddha Temple, the Iron Lion and other scenery on the afternoon of the second day, Ji Gang came all the way in fresh clothes.

Ji Gang knew that the delay had been a little longer, so he abandoned the car and came in a hurry, but after arriving, Xia Xun walked in front of him and asked Guogong to wait for him. When he set off the next day, he took the initiative to meet him without being invited and got into Xia Xun's car.

The two of them sat down in the car, each holding a cup of tea, and said in the text: "Guogong, we are close to Beijing." When I went to Beijing, the first thing to do was the Tatars and Warats outside the Guanxi area. Build the imperial city, repair the emperor's mausoleum, have their own special personnel, the prince of the country is a little to ask about the appearance of it, but the lower officials in Tianjin Wei Jianjin Yi Wei Ya Yan, summon the Jinyi lieutenant and train it, this is a real thing, can not deal with things indiscriminately, the two of us are in Beijing, one in Tianjin, to discuss things from time to time, I am afraid it is not very convenient. ”

Xia Xun sipped it. Tea ceremony: "It's okay, you bring your own manpower, Tianjin, after you choose a site, the specific construction matters, but a trusted and reliable person can supervise the construction nearby." As for recruiting school captains, Tianjin Wei is already a military port, can he live up to the people? It is always necessary to recruit people from Beijing, and this matter is indispensable for the help of the Beijing department, and you can stay in Beijing for a long time after you go to Tianjin Wei to settle the preliminary matters.

As for me, this secret that the two of us were ordered to handle is not known to the officials, and it is an absolute secret, since my public mission to Beijing is only to inspect the progress of the construction of the imperial city, and to inquire about the selection and construction of the imperial mausoleum, it is necessary to pretend, and it will take some time, and when you return to Beijing, you and I can officially start the plan. ”

Ji Gang frowned and thought about it, and the leader said: "Cheng, according to the idea of the Guogong." “

Xia Xun said: "The emperor's idea is to drive wolves and tigers, and use the battle between Tartar and Warat to weaken their strength. This trick, Tatar and Warat often used against my Ming, when I Ming conquered the Tatars, Warat pretended to be loyal, as if to go out to assist the heavenly soldiers, but the result was just to stand still, sit back and watch my two tigers fight, and when the fight is over, it will come to pick up the cheap.

Tatar and Warat are the same, constantly instigating my Ming to send troops to Warat, vowing to be attached to the war, but if I really send troops, they are just for show, only to preserve strength, and when we fight to lose, it will come to pick up the cheap. Now we have to treat them in the same way as others, they will not be fooled easily, if we want to lead them by the nose, we have to let Wan Songling really play a role in the Tile Thorn Tribe. ”

When Xia Xun said this, he stared at Ji Gang and said, "Brother Ji, the emperor handed over Wan Songling to you Jinyiwei to be responsible, now what step have you achieved?" I couldn't inquire about these things at first, but now I have to know about them so that we can discuss countermeasures. ”

Ji Gang smiled slightly and said, "Guogong, Ji Gang does things in his own way. Although it hasn't been a long time, Ji Gang has already opened up the situation on the side of Warat, and among the close servants around Wan Songling, there is now another one of my people, and one of his private slaves. In addition, I urged Wan Songling to strongly request that the concubine have the full help of Princess Huoahatun and Samuer, and the people of Hashha and Mahamu had no choice but to allow Wan Songling to establish a personal guard of 300 people.

Hashiha, Mahamu, Taiping and the Bald Polo are desperately stuffing their ears and eyes into it, and Princess Huoahatun and Samur have also selected some warriors who are loyal to them to join the guards and serve the Great Khan, hehe, I will naturally not let go of this opportunity, and now among the only three hundred people in Wansongling, seven of them are my people! ”

Xia Xun was a little surprised when he heard this, these achievements sounded insignificant, but in fact it was very difficult to do this. Not to mention that Wan Songling, the cheap khan, is a puppet of the Son of Heaven coerced by Hashha and Mahamu to order the princes, and was heavily monitored by them, even if his identity was self-explanatory, it was not easy to place guards in it, it must be known that Jinyiwei had no foundation in Wara before, and it was already commendable to get a few Central Plains people to mix into the grassland in such a short period of time and gain the trust of some tribes, and it was really not easy to get close to Wan Songling, and he was selected as a guard without causing the vigilance of Hashha and Mahamu.

Xia Xun glanced at Ji Gang deeply, no wonder this person is arrogant and domineering, hiding from his superiors and subordinates, but he is still favored by Zhu Di for many years, if this person is used properly, he is indeed a cadre. Before Ming Jun drove, there were no courtiers, think about it carefully, all the people in Yongle, there is really no one who has won the favor by slapping the horse and welcoming the will of the gods, whether it is a civil official or a military general, or a cool official of these supervision systems, Chen Ying or Ji Gang are all one of the skills.

Xia Xun sighed and said, "It's really admirable that Brother Ji can achieve such a record in such a short period of time. However, if you want to do a big thing, these people cannot influence the will of the leaders of the Warat tribes, and if you want to start a war between Warat and Tatar, you have to let Wan Songling speak in Warat, and in order for Wan Songling to speak in Warat, you must weaken the power of the four auxiliary governors of Hashha, Mahamu, Taiping and Balpola, and it is not easy to do this. ”

Ji Gang said: "It's really not easy, if you want to do it step by step, even if the road goes well, I'm afraid it will take thirty years." But if you use some extraordinary means, the time of a pillar of incense is enough to achieve the goal! ”

Xia Xun's eyes flashed slightly, and he frowned: "Assassination? ”

Ji Gang said proudly: "Not bad! ”

Xia Xun said: "The assassins themselves can never be the fundamental force of the burial regime. ”

Ji Gang said: "I understand! But if the heir is undecided, and there is more than one heir, they must have a title, and this title can only be given to them by the Great Khan of Wan Songling! ”

Xia Xun narrowed his eyes slightly and said: "Mahamu and Hashha are both dragons among people, but if there are two people, but one of them is here, Wan Songling will not be able to grasp the right to speak!" ”

Ji Gang said viciously: "Then kill both of them!" ”

Xia Xun hesitated slightly, and said: "The son of Mahamu is the best candidate for the heir of Mahamu in the tribe!" ”

Ji Gang was in charge of everything, and said nonchalantly: "Then let's kill them together!" ”

Xia Xun said: "Then, Wan Songling will be able to control Warat?" ”

Ji Gang said eloquently: "Taiping and the Bald Polo are weak, and they have always been attached to Mahamu to fight against Hashha, and these two people are not worried. The sons of Hashha do not have outstanding talents. Hashha's favorite is the Lady of Khaua, so Lady Khaua has the most pastures, pastures, tribesmen, and warriors among the ladies of the Hashha tribe.

Mrs. Huo'a has always believed that the descendants of the golden family are the only possibility to unify the grassland and Zhongxing Mengyungu, almost fanatically supporting Wan Songling, she was robbed by Hashha, although she has been a husband and wife for many years, and has given birth to several children, there is still no affection for each other, if you add a condition to help her young son as the leader of the tribe, do you say she will only be the head of Wan Songling? ”

Xia Xun said "hmm" and said, "What about Mahamu?" ”

Ji Gang said: "Mahamu only has the son of Tuhuan, who is outstanding, if the father and son die at the same time, the sons will compete for the throne, and there will be chaos." Among the ladies of Mahamu, Samuel was originally the daughter of the Great Khan of Mengyungu, and her status was the most noble, and when she first got married, the Great Khan gave her the most pastures, tribesmen and slaves, plus the income after marrying Mahamu, among the ladies, the strength was also the greatest.

On the grassland, whoever has the big fist has the final say. As soon as Mahamu and Tohuan's father and son died, the most vocal in the ministry was Princess Samur, and Princess Samur, like Mrs. Huo'a, was the most supportive of the Golden Family. In addition, Princess Samuel's brother Benjami Khan was abandoned by the Tatar Arutai Taishi and died at the hands of Warat's Dehuan, the hatred of the country and the family, who do you say she should have her heart for? ”

Xia Xun asked, "What if the operation fails?" ”

Ji Gang said conceitedly: "One set of plans is not enough, I will prepare two sets, three sets!" ”

Xia Xun asked again: "What if the identity of the thunderbolt?" ”

Ji Gang said affirmatively: "The identity of the assassin will never be revealed, and the dead soldiers I have selected are all loyal; If faithfulness is unreliable, their parents, wives, and children are still under my control; If the family affection is not reliable, they were not sent out from my Central Plains, but first went to Tatar and went around the circle, without evidence, who would dare to criticize me only on the basis of human witnesses? And there is no contact between them, everyone is a puppet, and all the threads are in my hands. ”

Xia Xun closed his eyes and said slowly: "After the action, I'm afraid that none of these assassins in charge of the action will not be able to come back, right?" ”

Ji Gang laughed: "How can the prince of the country come from the kindness of a woman? Since the lower officials were ordered to take over the affairs of Wara, they have drawn up some corresponding plans for the various actions that the imperial court may take, and I have now drawn up two sets of assassination plans, the first set of plans is called 'Jing Ke!' ”

"What about the second plan?"

"Yi Shui Han!"