Ma Shilong saw that Sun Chuanting was interested in sending those death row prisoners from the mainland to Guanwai, so he smiled slightly and said: "I agree with Counselor Sun that he wants to call them Wranglers, what happened before is already in the past, since they have been reborn and started a new life, they can no longer be treated as criminals, otherwise they will be broken and shaken." It is not my idea to use them as eyes and ears for us in front of the army, in the past, there were many people who committed crimes or could not get along in the pass, they themselves went to work for the Mongols outside the Great Wall, farmed and grazed and searched for information, it is better to let such people do things for the Mongols, it is better to let them do things for me. ”

Wang Yongguang also nodded and said: "I have heard someone say that if you regard a person as a friend, this person will not necessarily become your friend; But if you look at a person as an enemy, that person will become your enemy sooner or later. Those who sent it are hateful and pitiful, since both of you think so, we have officially ordered that they should be treated equally, what do you think, Lord Hong? ”

Hong Chengchou said: "That's exactly how it should be! I heard that the emperor advocated a sense of equality in Beijing, and we are now sitting at a table to discuss matters and learn from the emperor, we can be equal, and they should be equal. For example, in the past, if there was a meeting like this, either the Overseer would sit next to us, or the Overseer would sit high up and we would sit next to us and sit on a low seat, and it would be better to sit together and make out now. ”

Wang Yongguang laughed when he heard this, and he said: "In this case, we will report this matter to the emperor, so that those wranglers farming under the supervision of the army have not satisfied the emperor. ”

Ma Shilong said at this time: "You mentioned one thing that reminds me of the Wrangler, I forgot that I was busy in the past two days, and I was receiving a report before the Overseer came, saying that two groups of people were going northwest from south to north through the sandbar area two days apart, and were found and talked to by the local Wranglers. According to those wranglers, the first group of people were dressed as merchants, while the second group of people wore civilian clothes but looked like well-trained soldiers in terms of appearance, age, movements, and temperament. ”

Hong Chengchou said: "The Mongols believe in Lamaism, and it is not surprising that a lama goes to the Mongolian pastures to preach, but if it is escorted by soldiers and disguised as a businessman, it is worth scrutinizing." ”

Sun Chuanting said: "I think if it is really a small tribe to do something to invite the lama to come over, it is not worth analyzing, if it is a big event in which there is a famous hall, everyone think about it, those wranglers can find that these are soldiers, then the defenders in other places can't see it?" Where would the defenders let go of a group of soldiers who were about to pass through their own defense zone? Therefore, it can be seen that this second group of people, that is, the group of people who escorted the lamas by the military, must be short-term escorts rather than long-distance escorts. To the north of Jiayuguan is the territory of the Tatars to the east, and to the west is the territory of the Wala people. ”

Ma Shilong couldn't help but be angry when he heard this, and said hatefully: "These Vala people don't take my Ming army seriously, since the imperial court has named me the general of Yumen, I must not allow such a thing to happen again, and openly send soldiers across the border to treat the Ming army as if it were nothing, it is really unreasonable!" ”

Sun Chuanting knew that Ma Shilong was talking to Wang Yongguang, so he didn't say anything, and continued: "Looking at the first batch of people on the other hand, using businessmen as a cover to escort the lama is the reason for walking long distances. General Ma said that the first group of people did not stay long, and the second group also asked those wranglers a few words, which also showed that the first group of people went on a long journey, while the second group of people were escorted nearby, not afraid of trouble. ”

Wang Yongguang asked: "We don't care about the second group of people for the time being, Staff Officer Sun said that the first group of people disguised themselves as businessmen because they wanted to escort them from a distance, where do you think they will go?" ”

Sun Chuanting said: "Again, if it is a small tribe, please don't bother guessing, there are only two places that we need to deal with carefully, one is that this group of people was invited by the Jurchens, and the Jurchens invited them over to appease the Mongols who were annexed by the Jurchens, which shows that the Jurchens have taken a great advantage in the battle with the Mongols." The second possibility is that the Mongols did migrate westward, and the lamas were invited to give advice to those who were unwilling or not resolute. ”

Hong Chengchou said: "I think Master Sun is right when he says that lamas are needed before and after a war, but they are not needed when they are fighting or when they are in full swing. You think, this lama and the monk are almost all chanting sutras and persuading kindness, and when they are fighting, they are about to boost morale and make everyone shoot the enemy with red eyes and raise their knives, and at this time, a group of people say nonsense in the back, 'put down the butcher's knife and become a Buddha on the spot', so can there still be a war? ”

Ma Shilong asked, "Is it possible that an ordinary businessman invited a lama to his home?" I always think that it is a bit wishful thinking to conclude that it is related to the struggle between the Mongols and the Jurchens based on two groups of lamas? ”

Sun Chuanting said: "I don't know how the Mongolians are, but the people in our Daming Pass rarely invite monks to enter the door, and most people invite monks to come to the house to do things when something goes wrong, and it is also bad luck to let the monks into the house." ”

Everyone was discussing the matter of the two groups of lamas, and the sergeant came in and reported: "My lord, the two generals, Cao Wenzhao and Zu Dabi, have come, saying that they have exterminated the chaotic people gathered in the west of Lintao, and the two generals are outside to let the villains report. ”

Wang Yongguang was overjoyed when he heard it and said, "Hurry up, please!" He turned his head to Ma Shilong and said: "Cao and Zu are really brave generals, when we came on the way, we heard from the governor of Shaanxi that there was a rebellion against the rebels in the west of Lintao, so I first came to Suzhou to let Cao Wenzhao and Zu Dabi go to exterminate the rebels, who knew that the task had been completed in only three days, so it can be seen that the two are really brave generals." ”

Ma Shilong said: "The people in the northwest are fierce, and if they don't like it, they will make trouble, and with the two generals Cao and Zu, the Northwest Military Region is equivalent to adding two tiger generals." ”

While the two were talking, Cao Wenzhao and Zu Dabi came in, and the two of them knew that Ma Shilong was named the general of Yumen by the imperial court, and first saw the overseer Wang Yongguang, and then bowed to Ma Shilong and said: "My subordinates have seen General Ma!" ”

Ma Shilong replied: "The two generals worked hard! Please take a seat and talk. ”

Cao Wenzhao and Zu Dabi greeted Hong Chengchou and Sun Chuanting again before sitting down, seeing that the two were a little thirsty on the way, Wang Yongguang waited for the two to drink a few sips of tea before asking: "Is your operation going smoothly this time?" Are there many casualties? ”

Cao Wenzhao said: "This operation can be regarded as very smooth, at the beginning we heard that the governor of Shaanxi said that there were thousands of rebels, so we took 3,000 people to quietly go south to Lintao, and the others let people take them to Liangzhou to obey orders. When the guide led the way to the top of the hill where the rebels gathered, we found that the mountain was not big and relatively isolated, with only three or four hundred people on the mountain, and we immediately surrounded the entire mountain ♀, and some people were really not the material for war. ”

When Wang Yongguang heard that the problem was solved without blood, he couldn't help but be slightly disappointed, and asked: "Since you dare to kill officials and rebel, no one dares to fight to the death?" ”

Cao Wenzhao said: "There are also a few stubborn guys who want to fight the trapped beasts, but the deputy general Zu took out two sledgehammers and struck each other in the air a few times, and those people felt irresistible when they heard the dull sound of the hammers hitting each other, and sighed for a while and surrendered obediently. ”

Ma Shilong nodded and said: "The two sledgehammers in their hands are already a deterrent, and the chaotic people are not convinced, I am afraid that they will think that it is fake, General Zu hit it a few times to show that this is a real guy is not scary, of course those people will consider one or two." I heard that General Zu fought with Aobai in Ningyuan back then, but I didn't see it with my own eyes at Shanhaiguan at that time, so I don't know what General Zu thinks of Aobai's combat power? ”

Zu Dabi said: "So that General Ma can know that Na Aobai also has some courage, I fought with him dozens of times without losing the wind, but later I was a little tired and withdrew the troops." I heard from the commentary that Song Zhiyue Yun also used a double hammer back then, saying that he killed from morning to night in the Jin Barracks, I think his arm can't be picked for a day even if it is cast in iron, it seems that our descendants are not as good as the generation. ”

Wang Yongguang shook his head and said: "The words of folk artists are a bit exaggerated, and some books say that Han Shizhong's wife Liang Hongyu is very strange in using soldiers, and she never sends people to defend her back road before using soldiers, and she will carry a bowl of beans and scatter them on the ground, and these beans will immediately become groups of soldiers who can attack and defend, ♀ and some are blown out, where are those things?" If there is such a means, what else do we need to do? The emperor only needs to find a few people who know the Tao to stand on the Great Wall, and wouldn't everything be fine when all beans are planted behind him? ”

Ma Shilong said at this time: "Lord Overseer, I heard that the two generals Cao and Zu said that they only brought 3,000 people to exterminate the rebellious people, and the others are waiting for orders in Liangzhou, I don't know whose suggestion is this Liangzhou garrison?" ”

Wang Yongguang said: "That's right, after we entered Shaanxi, the governor of Shaanxi talked about the incident of disturbing the army and disturbing the people in the past, and asked us where we were going to put these people. I said that it depended on the meaning of the general general, and the governor of Shaanxi suggested that the surplus troops should be stationed in Liangzhou, saying that first, there were idle military camps in Liangzhou, and second, it would be convenient to transfer them left and right in Liangzhou and other orders. I saw that he was reasonable, so I agreed and let his men lead the way, did General Ma think there was anything wrong with this? ”

Ma Shilong said: "At the beginning, Staff Officer Zhang said that Ningxia and Suzhou would each release 30,000 soldiers, but I thought it would be better to draw 5,000 people from each of the two places and make up 10,000 soldiers in Liangzhou like Zhang Jing'an and Zhao Shujiao in Guizhou. What do you think about training people who fight wars, and training people who don't like wars on how to build roads, build houses, or herd cattle? Anyway, didn't the governor of Shaanxi say that there are many vacant military camps in Liangzhou? After training the troops of various places, we handed over the defense of the Great Wall to them, and we concentrated on going to the enemy outside Jiayu Pass to fight a war. ”

Wang Yongguang looked at Sun Chuanting and Hong Chengchou, and saw that both of them nodded, so he said: "You are the chief soldier, you have the final say, anyway, you have to make the northwest so that the emperor can rest assured." ”