I told you a long time ago," Yang Muyun dodged her gaze, "We belong to two different worlds, and we will never be able to go together, you...... Just don't push me anymore. ”

Yuan Qi'er smiled, her smile was very bright, just like the most beautiful Sarilang flower on the grassland, "I will try to turn two worlds into one," her clear eyes stared at him, "I won't force you, I will let you truly belong to me." As he spoke, he leaned close to him, and kissed his lips on the lips with rosy plumpness.

Yang Muyun's body trembled like an electric shock, and he looked at her with wide eyes in astonishment.

Yuan Qi'er smiled coquettishly, and happily disappeared into the night like a lark.

"What does she mean by that, isn't she still dead?" Yang Muyun stood there in a daze, only to feel confused.

"Ahem......" A light cough sounded in his ears, Yang Muyun turned around suddenly, but saw Yu Qian appear not far from his side at some point.

"Lord Yu ......," he hurriedly bowed.

"This official didn't disturb Mr. Yang Qian's good deeds, right?" Yu Qian had a smile on his face.

Lord Yu laughed. Yang Muyun's face turned red, "I hope Lord Yu didn't see me ...... with her just now" shook his lips, and he could still feel the lip fragrance left by the beauty.

"Hmm......" Seeing his embarrassed face, Yu Qian changed the topic, "How is the cold guard now?" ”

"Back to Lord Yu," Yang Muyun sighed, "I have already dressed the cold guard with ointment and fallen asleep." ”

"Okay," Yu Qian nodded and glanced at him, "Aren't you going to rest?" ”

"It's not hard to be lowly in your job."

"Then let's go with the official," Yu Qian twisted his beard and smiled slightly, "The official doesn't happen to be sleepy, and he is looking for someone to talk to." ”

"Humble ......" Yang Muyun's gaze looked around.

Yu Qian understood what he meant, so he said: "There is more than one person staring at the whereabouts of this official, and you don't have to be too sensitive. ”

......

The nights before dawn in winter are the darkest and the weather is the coldest. Everyone stayed in the felt tent honestly, except for the patrolling and sentry, it seemed that only Yu Qian and Yang Muyun, two idlers, were walking slowly outside.

Yang Muyun sighed, and it seemed that the breath he exhaled was frozen by the cold air.

"Why is this weather so cold?" Yang Muyun cursed in a low voice, and suddenly remembered the days in Jiangnan.

"Homesick?" Yu Qian stopped and glanced at him.

"Well," Yang Muyun nodded his chin, "Unknowingly, I have been away from my hometown for more than half a year, and I don't know what my family is doing now, and I am very worried about it." ”

"When I was in Kaifeng, I heard you say that you are from Huzhou," Yu Qian asked, "Who else is there in the family now?" ”

"Back to my lord, I am from Yangjiabu, Huzhou Prefecture, my parents are alive, and I have a sister who is also married." Yang Muyun replied.

"Didn't you take them to the capital?" Yu Qian looked at him and said.

"I have thought about it," Yang Muyun said, "But ......" smiled bitterly, "The lowly position is up and down now, in case there is something, I am really afraid that it will affect them." ”

"It seems that you have experienced a lot in the past few months in the capital," Yu Qian smiled, "Walking in front of the emperor is like walking on thin ice, this seems to be true." However, it is not a bad thing to go out to exercise and exercise, I think that in the first year of Xuande, the first emperor quelled the rebellion of the Han king, and the official came forward to count the twenty major sins of the Han king. At that time, the official was upright and new, and his voice was shocking, and he said that the king of Han was trembling on the ground and confessing his guilt. The first emperor was a dragon and a great joy, and everyone thought that I would definitely be promoted when I returned to Beijing at that time. Who knew that as soon as the holy decree came, the emperor asked me to patrol the Jiangxi ......" The voice paused, "For a while, my colleagues said everything, some said that my words were not in line with the sacred heart, some said that my words were not fierce enough, and some asked me to go through the path of Yang Ge Lao, and ask him to say a few kind words in front of the emperor, so that he could stay in the ...... of the capital division."

"And what did you do, my lord?" Yang Muyun asked.

"I, this official went back and immediately packed up and went directly to Jiangxi," Yu Qian smiled, "I am waiting to read the books of the sages and be taught by the sages, in order to serve the country, do I stay in Beijing and be a minister to invite favor in front of the saints?" ”

"My lord is righteous, and I admire my humble position." Yang Muyun felt a wave of respect rise in his heart.

"The ups and downs of life are very ordinary," Yu Qian said slowly: "But if you are open in your heart, your personal honor and disgrace will be transcendent and will not linger." ”

"It turns out that the adult is teaching me not to care too much about personal gains and losses," Yang Muyun suddenly realized, and looked at Yu Qian deeply, "What the adult said is that I am humblely and teachable!" ”

"This official is a nineteen-year Xinchou Kejin of Yongle, and he was already twenty-three when he stepped into the official career," Yu Qian's gaze fell on him, "Mu Yun, you have just stepped into the officialdom when you are young, and you have become a high-ranking person, you have won the Sacred Heart, and you are serving the field, and you are doing what you should do, unlike this official, who is already dying!" ”

"Adults are highly educated, how can they be compared with humble positions?" Yang Muyun said: "The humble position is a fluke, and I don't deserve such praise from adults, and I am ashamed." ”

"Mu Yun, you are both civil and military, so you don't have to be too humble," Yu Qian sighed, "You have saved the army from fire and water several times, and the officers and soldiers of the whole army are very grateful to you." ”

"My lord, you really don't dare to be humble when you say this," Yang Muyun arched his hand, "Where the humble duty lies, I really don't dare to slack off." The wisdom and courage of the adults who entered the enemy camp alone, not to mention the humble position, is the generals in the army, and it is difficult to hope for them. ”

"This official is just a last resort to relieve the misfortune of the whole army," Yu Qian's eyes glanced at the vast dark night, "I don't know if the Tartars can keep their word and return the people, and no longer attack my Daming?" ”

"Actually, what that Zheroba said also makes sense," Yang Muyun muttered: "The adults will return the people in two groups every three days, and it may just buy me a few days of preparation time for the Ming Border Pass." ”

"Oh, Mu Yun, if you have any opinions, you might as well say it." Yu Qian said.

"My lord, you want to," Yang Muyun's eyes flashed, "In the bitter cold land of the wind and sand in the north of the desert, there is nothing to come out except cattle, sheep and horses, they want to get some necessities of life, such as medicinal materials, ironware, tea, etc., unless I am in the Ming Dynasty and trade with it, otherwise they can only rely on grabbing." With the scale of today's mutual market, they get what they need, so it is inevitable that they will go south to commit the Ming Dynasty as soon as they enter the winter...... This time, the Tartars gathered tens of thousands of troops to our border pass, how could they be willing to return to Mobei empty-handed? ”

"This official thinks the same way," Yu Qian's brows locked together, "How to let these Tartars retreat to Mobei without bloodshed is what this official is thinking about." ”

"This ...... It's hard! Yang Muyun sighed, "At present, the most feasible thing is to prepare the border towns to deal with the possible attack of the Tartars at any time...... But my northern Ming Dynasty extends from Liaodong to Gansu, thousands of miles long, such a long defense line, everywhere to fortify, everywhere can not be guarded. Even if the Tartars can't attack the monolith, they will still attack elsewhere, and they can always find a weak place to break through, and the infantry of our Ming border army is the majority, guarding behind the city wall and waiting for it to attack, so they can only be beaten passively. ”

"Hmm," a different color flashed in Yu Qian's eyes, "I really didn't expect Mu Yun to be able to say so many insights, and every sentence pokes at the shortcomings of my Ming border defense." In terms of the current standoff situation, do you have a solution? ”

"The adults are laughing, the kid is talking nonsense, where can I tell what countermeasures?" Yang Muyun shook his head, "But after observing along the way, the Tartar doesn't seem to be monolithic, and there are many internal contradictions, sometimes even very sharp. ”

"Mu Yun, you can also see it?" Yu Qian smiled, "The contradictions within the Tartars have also been said for a long time, in the time of Emperor Taizong, it was divided into the special department and the Mongolian headquarters, Emperor Taizong conquered Mobei several times during his reign, pulled one to fight another, so that the entire Mobei tribes obeyed, and did not dare to easily invade my Ming Dynasty." After a pause, he sighed: "But the current military strength of my Ming Dynasty is far inferior to that of the Taizong period, and I can no longer suppress the Mongolian tribes." But today, the saint is obsessed with restoring the glory of his ancestors, and always wants to conquer Mobei like Emperor Taizong, but he doesn't know ......" sighed and didn't say any more.

"In fact, most of the ministers of the government army are opposed to the advance of the government army in the north of the country this time," Yang Muyun said: "But the emperor insists on this, and we can only go on the expedition." ”

"But what can five thousand do?" Yu Qian said: "The emperor is still a little too young to do things. A small group of Tartars attacked and disturbed the Beijing Division, and they felt that they had lost the face of the Celestial Empire, so they asked the avant-garde of your government army to go out of the fortress to find some face for him, but ...... "closed his eyes and shook his head," not only did the young army of the Son of Heaven almost all wiped out, but the elite of Xuanda who was also tired also lost more than half, not only did the face of the Celestial Empire not be recovered, but even the defense force of Xuanda was a little stretched. ”

"Fortunately, the Lord brought the remaining troops back to Dushikou and saved some strength for my Ming Dynasty," Yang Muyun comforted: "Hope Tartar."

After these blows, the son was able to retreat from the difficulty. The adults had fought hard in the big tent before, and they were impressed! ”

"It's hard for a good woman to cook without rice," Yu Qian's face was a little heavy, "In the final analysis, the competition between the two countries is still supported by strength, not by playing some careful tricks to blur the past." The soldiers and horses of the Tartars have not been dealt a major blow, and their strength is still there, unless the current strength of our army can easily resist it, how to think of a perfect strategy to tide over the current crisis is the most important thing. As he spoke, he looked at Yang Muyun with a look of anticipation.

"Humble and stupid, let the adults down," Yang Muyun had a little helplessness on his face, "Even if there are some disagreements within them, they will never give up on violating my Daming border pass, and it is a blessing to be able to delay a few more days." A one-size-fits-all solution is a luxury. ”

Yu Qian's heart sank.

A glimmer of dawn appeared on the horizon, cutting open the inky canopy, making the sky and the earth gradually separate.

Yang Muyun let out a breath, "It's almost dawn." ”

There were a few small black dots in the south that were moving quickly towards this side.

"My lord, you see someone coming." Yang Muyun stretched out his hand and pointed.

"Ugh." Yu Qian followed his fingers, and the black dots moved faster and faster, and after a while, he could already see that several people were galloping towards him on horseback.

"Agadorji?" Yang Muyun saw the appearance of the first person clearly.

"Is he here so soon?" Yu Qian narrowed his eyes and looked around. I saw that the people in the felt tent came out one after another.

"His Highness Agadorji is back—" I don't know who shouted, and the crowd in the camp exploded and looked out of the camp gate.

The Chahars seemed to have been prepared, and rode neatly on their horses, and galloped out of the gate in procession, lined up on both sides, and hailed the return of their second highness.

......

"Second brother," Yuan Qi'er lifted the tent curtain and entered the golden-roofed tent, looked at Ah Timur who was sitting in the tent and said, "Agadorji is back, don't you go out to greet him?" ”

"It's not that my uncle is back, what are you excited about?" Ah Timur glanced at his sister, sat still, and was still angry about Yuan Qi'er's slap last night.

"Second brother," Yuan Qi'er stopped in front of him, poured a glass of mare's milk wine and held it in front of him with her own hands, "After all, he is the younger brother of the Great Khan, and even his uncle has never neglected him, after drinking this glass of wine, you can go out with me!" Wen Yan's appearance instantly dissipated the unhappiness in Timur's heart.

He took the wine glass from his sister's hand and drank it down, and stood up, "Okay, I'll go with you to see if this noble figure of the Golden Family, who has been locked up in Mingren's place for a night, has become very embarrassed?" ”

......

Aga Dorji was surrounded by his men and rode his horse into the camp, and the cheers of the Chahars seemed to welcome the return of a hero.

Agadorzi's expression was a little haggard, but he waved his hand to his enthusiastic subordinates with a majestic face, and Akdai Chin followed him back, but his expression was much more compromised.

After entering the gate, a group of people and horses marched towards Agadorji, and the first one was bright and bright, looking at him with a proud expression, it was Lost Timur, and next to him was an extremely beautiful girl, which was Yuan Qi'er.

"Second Highness," Timur pursed the corners of his mouth, did not dismount, and said proudly: "This night is good to stay with the Ming people, they are not difficult for you, right?" ”

Although Agadorji was unhappy in his heart, the expression on his face remained unchanged, "There is a greeting from the second prince of Lao, I am with the prince, how can the Ming people treat us slowly?" ”

When he mentioned Sain Polo, Timur's face changed, and Yuan Qi'er immediately stepped forward and said with a smile: "Your Royal Highness is frightened, my second brother has specially prepared wine in the big tent, ready to shock you!" ”

"The county lord is gracious." Seeing Yuan Qi'er, Agadorji had a smile on his face.

The group was crowded around and went to the golden-roofed tent in the camp.

"My lord, do you say that they will fulfill their agreement and retreat for a hundred miles?" Seeing all this from afar, Yang Muyun asked.

"It should be," Yu Qian said, rubbing his beard in his hand, "Sain Polo is still in the Monolith Fort, even if the Chahar people have no fear, the Zarat people will still have scruples." ”