After the thunder, heavy snow fell for several days, and the land of northern Xinjiang was silvery white.

At the head of Daning City, several braziers were blazing, and the border troops were wrapped in two layers of winter clothes, still so cold that their hands and feet were stiff.

In the city, the once lively mutual market has lost its voices, and the shops and restaurants on the street have fallen their doors early. In such weather, except for the border troops defending the city, the border people and the herdsmen who belonged to the city rarely went out, and only when the heavy snow stopped, the city would return to the hustle and bustle of the past.

In the Qianning Palace, in the warm pavilion of the carrier hall, Zhu Di summoned the beggar who was transporting gold and silver, and inquired in detail about the battle with the Tatars.

Walking into the warm pavilion, begging to bow down, "Humble Taining Wei Qianhu begging to beg for it, knock to see the emperor's majesty!" ”

There is a copper furnace burning in the warm pavilion, and Emperor Yongle only wears regular clothes, and the accompanying civil and military officers are mostly in official clothes, and a cotton robe is added inside, so he doesn't feel cold at all.

Rushing back from the outside of the plug, the beggar stood in the warm pavilion wearing a thick leather jacket, a leather hat on his head, and leather boots under his feet, but he was sweating hot after half a pillar of incense. The red face made Uncle Meng, the only one who had added two cotton robes, envious.

Rub your hands together and wear a few more pieces to feel cold.

Good health is good!

It was so hot that he was sweating profusely, but he didn't wipe it, and after getting up, he stood up and answered every question of Emperor Yongle.

"I have decreed that if this battle is won, the capture will be all owned by Uliangha, and the court will not ask anything." Zhu Di looked at the beggar Legai, "Why did you send these gold and silver to Daning?" ”

"Your Majesty, the merciful and wise Emperor," said the beggar with one hand clasped to his chest, "Thou art the Great Heavenly Khan, and thy glory and splendor will spread throughout the steppe!" Uliangha is your slave, and the spoils of war must naturally be presented to Your Majesty! ”

Day Khan? Where do you seem to have heard this?

Xia Yuanji and the others looked at Meng in unison.

Uncle Meng turned his gaze.

Calmness is the killer weapon of those who pretend to be X, and Uncle Meng is calm in pretending to be X.

The strong man's language is poor, and there are only a few words upside down, but Zhu Di is very comfortable.

Without him, the more clumsy he is, the more sincere he is. Compared with the tongue of the lotus, the clumsiness of the beggar is more like coming from the heart, and even Uncle Meng sighs to himself.

Dragons have dragon paths, rats have rat paths, and strong men seem to have developed limbs and simple minds, but in fact, their hearts are clear.

If you don't have this ability, how can you do things under the old Zhu family?

"His Majesty is merciful, and Uliangha swears allegiance to His Majesty, and these gold and silver are the loyalty of Uliangha. Please the great heavenly khan must accept it! "Beggar beat his chest, "Uliangha's qiē is given by the emperor's majesty, and the only loyal person in Uliangha is the emperor's majesty." His Majesty is the sun of Uryaha, the god of Uryanha! Long live the day Khan! “

No matter how thick-skinned you are, it's hard to do this.

Xia Yuanji, Yang Shiqi and others were speechless on the spot. Meng sucked-sniffed, secretly giving the beggar a thumbs up. If you can't play the spring and snow, you can simply go down to the bottom and play your true colors. Judging from Emperor Yongle's reaction, the effect is quite good.

The beggar also knew that it was too much, and he would accept it when he saw it. Soon turned the conversation to the Tatars, who fled north after the defeat.

"Your Majesty, Uliangha has sent out his rangers to follow closely behind the Tatars, keeping a constant eye on the movements of Benjami and Arutai. The army is out of the fortress, and the three guards of Wuliang Ha are willing to be pioneers! ”

"Your loyalty is commendable."

Zhu Di was very satisfied with Wu Liangha's knowledge of current affairs.

He brought the gold and silver that he brought with him, and he brought them back to the station, and he also rewarded the Uliangha Sanwei cloth with a hundred horses and a thousand ingots. And promoted to beg to be the commander of the Taining Weidu, gave a gold medal, and led 1,005 cavalry to patrol outside the fortress.

"Thank you, your majesty!"

Beggar got down on his knees and kowtowed.

Before coming, he expected that there would be benefits, but he didn't expect that the Son of Heaven would directly promote his official.

The decree of the Son of Heaven and the report of Weizhong are completely different things. After today, not to mention the commanders of the same level, even if they are all in command and all in command, they all command the same knowledge, and they should also look down on him.

He is not yet thirty years old this year, and he has taken his father's position as a hundred households, and has risen to a thousand households because of his military exploits. The Ming Dynasty raised troops to conquer the Tatars, which was a good time to make contributions.

What about being a descendant of the Yuan Dynasty? As long as you can get ahead, Tatar will become your own stepping stone!

Since Meng Zhen guarded Daning, Uliangha was deeply affected.

Originally, Emperor Yongle did not fulfill his promise and did not allow Duoyan Sanwei to graze in Daning, which was easy for people to seize the opportunity and provoke the relationship between the Wuliang and strong men and the Ming Dynasty. Historically, the Tatar Taishi Arutai Emperor did just that.

But with Hinningbo's involvement, grazing is no longer the focus of Uliangha's life. Emperor Yongle broke his promise and provoked Wuliangha against the Ming Dynasty It was also an impossible task.

Follow Xingningbo, there is meat to eat!

Do what Xing Ningbo said, and make money!

Grazing can only maintain a basic life, and organizing caravans into the grasslands and following the imperial fleet to the Western Ocean is the best way to run to a prosperous life.

Grassland? If you really need it, you can grab it with Tatarvarat. If you can't grab it, you can ask the Ming Dynasty to help. For Zhu Di, this is a good deal. As far as Uliangha is concerned, it is clearly in his practical interest to wrestle with Mahamu Arutai than to offend his employer.

Strong men are not stupid, but they are somewhat reasonable. Meng let them get the benefits, and the strong men recognized him.

Meng was left in the capital by the emperor, Daning set up three divisions, the new officials did not understand the people's feelings, did not do practical things, only busy pointing fingers, taking power everywhere, and even stretched out their hands to the mutual market and the tax department, which had already caused the dissatisfaction of the capital division and Wu Liangha.

Xingningbo made their wallets bulge, but the new officials wanted to take money out of their pockets, and what kind of choice the strong men would make, without thinking about it, could come up with the answer.

Wu Liangha followed the emperor to raise troops, and made great contributions to the emperor's capture of the country, and had the merit of being a dragon. Riding on the head by a couple of new civil officials, who can be convinced?

The Daning Metropolitan Department was also dismissed, and it became extremely difficult for the Daning Political Envoy Department and the Daning Envoy Department to carry out their work on the ground. If it were not for the holy will, it is impossible to say that the officials of the two divisions would have been driven back to Nanjing in the month of their inauguration.

Wu Liangha's movements, Daning Dusi knows, Meng knows, and Emperor Yongle also knows.

Begger persuaded Khulabunhu to send the gold and silver to Daning, firstly to show his loyalty, and secondly, to prove to the emperor that Uliangha's dissatisfaction was in no way directed at the imperial court, let alone at the emperor's majesty. In the past, there were waves of tributes to Nanjing, and by the way, they sued, all because the civil officials sent by the imperial court to Daning stretched their hands too long, which violated everyone's interests. What's more, the idea of vainly trying to fight the tax department really made them succeed, and the inner treasury of the Son of Heaven will shrink.

Zhu Di knows better than Uliangha the danger in it. Therefore, he did not pursue the stumbling blocks of the officials sent by the imperial court. During his stay in Daning, he summoned all the government departments in the city, and also took time to go to the Daning Bureau, and put aside the political envoy and the inspection envoy.

can be sent to Daning by the Son of Heaven, it is destined not to be me. A few days later, the political envoys and the inspectors broke out in a cold sweat. It has become a top priority to get through the relationship and ask someone to help speak in front of the Son of Heaven.

If it weren't for being left in King Ning's Mansion by the Son of Heaven, the threshold of the Meng family would definitely be flattened.

Traitor? Ministers? Enemies of civilians?

If the official position is not guaranteed, who can take care of this.

The beggar was very clever, and Uliangha expressed his "loyalty" and "obedience" to the Son of Heaven in a timely manner, and also silenced many people.

The Daning Bu Political Envoy Department and the Inspectorate Department did not react quickly enough, and they were destined to face a major blood change.

Who left and who stayed, whether to go back to Nanjing or to the southwest, Emperor Yongle had the final say. Whether to continue to carry it hard or bow your head to show goodwill, it only depends on whether my head is open.

On that day Celegait and the three hundred men he brought with him were placed on the west side of the city. It was originally a place where merchants were stationed, but after winter, the caravans became less commuting, and it was just right to accommodate the tribal border people and border troops.

"Uliangha has won a great victory, and his loyalty can be demonstrated." Zhu Di was happy, and said to Meng Dao, "I ordered people to prepare wine and meat, and I took my message to reward the beggars." ”

"Obey."

Meng Yingnuo soon withdrew from the warm pavilion.

When he went out, the ghost envoy glanced backwards, and vaguely heard the scholar Hu Guang saying: "Holding the authority in your hand, the tail is too big to fall, and I am afraid of having two hearts." ”

Feet paused, eyes slightly condensed. Does this mean Uliangha, or does it mean ...... He?

Meng was not a fool, although he wanted to know what Emperor Yongle's expression was now, he simply restrained himself and did not look back.

Why did Hu Guang speak at this time, and he happened to hear it?

If he turns back, or even goes up to argue, he is asking for his own death.

The corners of your mouth are slightly curved and you want to play?

Okay, I'll play with you!

He lost too badly, but don't blame him for his ruthless heart surnamed Meng!

In the camp in the west of the city, seeing that it was Meng coming, the smile of the beggar immediately brightened.

"Uncle, Uliangha can have today, thanks to Uncle several times. Before the winter, he hunted a nest of foxes, his fur was oily and slippery, and there was no variegation. ”

"I'll thank you for it."

has dealt with Wuliangha a lot, Meng understands very well, politeness is polite, and strong men must not refuse to send things sincerely. Otherwise, they will be regarded as contemptible, thinking that they are looking down on them, and the "friendship" will be 100% broken.

Speaking of fox skin, I can't help but think of the grassland fox that Wei Kai usually saw. Such a small thing, if it were him, he would never get his hands on it. However, Uliangha's station is Liaodong, and he can't look down on the grassland fox when he thinks about it.

"The official brought wine and meat, all of which were given by the Son of Heaven." Meng smiled, "Uliangha has made a great contribution this time, if he can continue to track the movements of Benjamin and Arutai, the reward of the Son of Heaven will be even richer." ”

only talks about the Son of Heaven, not the imperial court.

Uliangha is loyal to Zhu Di, and such a statement is even more convincing to Qi Liecai.

"Moreover," Meng said in an accentuated voice, "the Son of Heaven has sent three thousand battalions and the Shenji battalion north. Count the days, and you should be able to arrive by November. ”

"Uncle is saying that the army is about to go out?"

Meng nodded, leaned back in his chair, and gathered his handguards, "If Uliangha wants to be the vanguard of the conquest of the Tatars, he should exert more strength. Moreover, His Majesty said that the 3,000 battalions and the Shenji battalion should be expanded, Beijing should build a guild hall, and Beijing Guozijian should add martial arts. ”

Begger clenched his fists excitedly, suddenly got up, and knelt on one knee, "If you can get the help of your uncle, you will never forget it for your life, and serve your uncle as a dog and horse!" ”

"Hurry up." Meng held the arm of the beggar and said, "This official told you this, which is also the meaning of the Son of Heaven." The 3,000 battalion and the Shenji battalion will be expanded, and with your ability, if you enter the 3,000 battalion, it is not impossible to control the dragon banner. ”

"Uncle, humbly begging for help!"

"There's no need to rush." Meng raised his eyebrows and said with a smile, "It is inevitable that the border army will replenish the two battalions, and the specific quota will be set, but it will have to wait until after the desert is conquered." ”

If he stands out in battle, he is naturally willing to give it a handful, but it is a convenient thing. If the table is not good, it is okay to be injured, and it is clicked by the Tatar cavalry, and it is useless to carry it now.

"Uncle's meaning, I understand it."

"It's good to understand." Meng Yanfeng turned, "The Son of Heaven ordered you to patrol the borders, and this official also has two words to tell you." ”

"Uncle, please speak."

"While staring at the Tartars, pay attention to the movements of the Varat. Also, don't be negligent with the Jurchens in the army. ”

"There's something wrong with Murphy Warat?" "I knew that Mahamu and Bandung were not things!" And the Jurchens, do they have different intentions for the imperial court? ”

"Whisper!"

Meng frowned, his expression solemn. The beggar immediately realized that he had gone too far.

"I don't know what about Warat, but it's always right to stare at it. As for the Jurchens," Meng paused, "we are old friends, and compared to the Jurchens, the official still hopes that the brothers of Uliangha can be reused by the Son of Heaven." ”

"Uncle is saying that the Son of Heaven wants to reuse those savage Jurchen?!"

"This official is just guessing." Meng didn't seem to see the anxious expression of Qi Lie, and said leisurely, "After all, there are more and more Jurchen tribes attached to it, Jianzhou Wei's Heha, Mao Lianwei's Xiyangha, Suo's Lost Ha, Hu'er Wenwei's Huo'er, are all well-known for their bravery." The officials heard their fame in Jinling. In this conquest of Korea, the Jurchen tribes were particularly prominent. The chief military officer of Liaodong personally recommended Hehachu and others to Wei Guogong, saying that he was good at fighting. The Son of Heaven heard about it, and mentioned that to expand the 3,000 battalions, it was necessary to draw and transfer the Jurchen cavalry from the Liaodong Guard. ”

This is true, except for the expansion of the 3,000 battalions, the beggars should have heard some rumors.

"Uncle, Wu Liangha has always been loyal to His Majesty the Emperor, not that group of women can compare!" The beggar should be really anxious this time, "I hope that the uncle will say more good things in front of His Majesty, and Wu Liangha is grateful!" ”

"Didn't the official say it, we are old friends." Meng Dao, "From now on to the present, I don't know how this official is doing?" ”

"Yes, Uncle has always been righteous."

"That's it." Meng Luo's expression fell, "If you don't want to help, this official will risk being held accountable by the Son of Heaven to remind you to pay attention to the Jurchens?" ”

With a thud, Begger offered his knee again.

"Uncle, it's humble. Uncle is a friend of Uliangha! ”

The beggar was extremely sincere, and Meng was satisfied. It takes a lot of effort to achieve this effect.

The Jinyiwei spy sent back the news that Wu Liangha had long been dissatisfied with the Jurchens. What he has to do is to amplify this grievance and deepen the rift between the two sides until it cannot be healed.

Only when there is competition will there be pressure and a sense of urgency.

It is inevitable that the Jurchens will be suppressed by Uliangha, and it is naturally difficult to rise.

With competitors, Wuliangha, who was tied up and tied up by interests, should not be like history, swaying after the Yongle Dynasty, and then breaking away from the control of the Ming Dynasty and becoming another hidden danger in northern Xinjiang.

As for the Tatars and Warat, they can't be drawn, they can only fight.

At this stage, the Tatars were the strongest, but it was Warat that played a decisive role in the Ming Dynasty's transformation from victory to decline.

Don't look at Mahamu lying on his stomach in front of Emperor Yongle, his sons and grandsons are not good at stubble. Especially his grandson, the famous one, also first, destroyed the 200,000 elite fierce men of the Ming army.

Although his father was still a little broken child, Emperor Yongle's successor was replaced by ninety percent, and it is always right to prevent trouble before it happens. It would be better if the name could be made disappear from history.

After completing the task of this trip, Meng said goodbye and returned to the palace and returned to Emperor Yongle.

When he arrived at the carrier hall, he was told by the eunuch guarding the gate that Yang Duo had arrived in Daning under the command of the Jinyi Guard, and was reporting the news of Beijing to the Son of Heaven.

"Please stay for a while."

After thanking the eunuch, Meng Xin walked to the bottom of the corridor, the north wind gusted, mixed with snowflakes, and after standing for a long time, he couldn't help but feel cold hands and feet. Just as he was thinking about the warmth of the wing room under the corridor, the door of the warm pavilion finally opened, and Yang Duo walked out.

A red brocade coat, a black hat, thick-soled soap boots, and only an extra mink cloak, black and purple, made him even more handsome.

Handsome is handsome, but it is still not popular.

Bai Yan invited Meng to enter, and when the two passed by, Yang Duo suddenly stretched out his arm to stop him.

"Is there something wrong with Commander Yang?" Meng looked up suspiciously.

As soon as the words fell, Yang Duo raised his hand and took a small dead leaf from the top of his crown, less than half the size of a knuckle.

Meng was stunned for a moment, could it be that he just stood under the porch and hung it?

"Thank you."

"Not necessarily." Yang Duo grinded the dead leaves into his palm and stepped out of the way, "Uncle, please." ”

Meng thanked him again and walked into the warm pavilion.

Yang Duo spread out his fingers, looked at the dead leaves in his palm, and lowered his eyes.

The north wind rose again, the dead leaves were blown away by the wind, the warm expression became cold again, the cloak was lifted, and the big red figure passed under the porch, crossed the corner, and disappeared without a trace.

Outside the city of Daning, a group of cavalry galloped through the wind and snow.

The leader, with a brocade and jade belt, thick eyebrows and dark eyes, and a condensed complexion, is the Duke of Dingguo who was ordered by the emperor to turn back from the Xuanfu, Shen Xuan.