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On the tenth day of the seventh month, the territory of Liaohaiwei was opened, Qingyang Fort. Pinshu.com

The sky was overcast, and the bleak mountain wind swept across the ridges, shaking the blades of grass in the cracks of the stones. The clouds were thick, and the heavens and the earth were filled with a kind of desolation.

This place can be called the northernmost fortress in the territory of the Great Wall of Liaodong in the Ming Dynasty, and it is probably the northernmost frontier frontier in the territory of the entire Ming Empire. If Kaiyuan is the first line of defense on the northeastern border of Ping Domain, this Qingyang Fort and Zhenbei Pass are the forefront of this defense line.

The Great Wall subordinate to the fort starts from Datai Mountain in the north of Changtu in the west, passes through Tianqiao Mountain and the northwest mountain of Qingyang Pass in the east, crosses the pass on the west side of Qingyang Pass, goes southeast to Guanmen Mountain, and then goes to Sitai Mountain in the west of Yantai Mountain in the south of Changtu, and passes through an unknown mountain of hundreds of meters high, and ends at Zhenbei Pass in the south.

The city wall has long been in disrepair and dilapidated, but the garrison in Qingyang Fort has no intention of repairing it.

The soldiers can't even eat enough, and they are in arrears for months, so how can they have the heart to do that hard work. Moreover, on the other side of the Great Wall is the territory of the Yehe tribe, and compared to the fierce rebels like the Jianzhou Jurchens, the Yehe tribe is still relatively reliable for the Ming Dynasty. After all, the common enemy of both sides is the group of lunatics who built the state. In this way, although it is located on the cold and bitter border, it is much luckier than the colleagues in Fushun Qinghe, at least no matter how bitter it is, there is no need to fight here.

But some time ago, the damned Jianzhou Jurchen actually crossed the Hunhe River and came in from Sancha'erbao, and looted the area around the old border of Hongwu, and even approached the outskirts of Tieling, making people in Kaiyuan and other places very panicked.

In case Tieling is lost, Kaiyuan will be cut off from the only retreat to the south, and the only way to retreat is to be killed. Therefore, the 9,000 households to which the Liaohaiwei herald belonged carried out combat readiness mobilization. Once the Jianzhou soldiers and the Tieling garrison are ready, they are ready to pour their nest south to provide full support, and at the same time prepare for retreating to the interior.

But fortunately, the rebels did not go any further, and after robbing them, they retreated beyond the Great Wall. After taking a long breath, people have a sense of vigilance, feeling that war is imminent, and the neighboring Mongolian Horqin tribe is also harassing from time to time, so these days Zhenbeiguan, Qingyang Fort, Zhenyi Fort, Jing'an Fort, Dingyuan Fort, Qingyun Fort and other border fort cities have all strengthened their vigilance, ready to deal with the unexpected. The soldiers who pretended to be dead all day long were also caught up to the city wall with whips by the officials, and stood guard and patrolled the city with rusty knives and guns that had not been used for many years.

And in the past few days, there has been an abnormal situation that has not been seen for more than ten years. The gate of Zhenbei Pass was ordered to be blocked, and no one was allowed to approach the Great Wall from Qingyang Fort to Zhenbei Fort, all roads were blocked, and a large number of cavalry transferred from Tieling controlled all the mountains near the Great Wall, and no one knew what was going on inside.

At the foot of that nameless hill is a construction site. There was originally a land temple here, which has been completely demolished, leaving only a huge earth pit several zhang deep, and there are wooden ladders, wooden frames, winch hanging baskets and other engineering facilities on the side of the pit, and hundreds of diggers are sweating and digging the land under their feet.

The construction site was dotted with cavalry that roamed back and forth from time to time, these cavalrymen looked fierce and alert, moved neatly, and wore fine armor of iron mesh copper buckle cotton cover armor or iron leaf chain mail, equipped with bows and arrows, armed with long knives or three-eyed guns, and at a glance knew that they were elite troops well-trained and battle-hardened.

Halfway up the mountain, two hundred soldiers stood guard along the path up the mountain. A big flag is waving in the wind, and there is a big Li character on it.

Yang Ho stood halfway up the mountain, looking at the construction site below. At his side stood a veteran, about fifty or sixty years of age, with a dignified expression and a dignified appearance, dressed in a pair of chain gold armor, covered with a scarlet robe, with a Japanese sword hanging from his waist, and his hand pressed to the hilt. The military general looked down for a while, frowned and said, "I've been digging for three days, and there is still no progress, is it that the kid surnamed Yue is cheating." ”

A hint of impatience flashed in Yang Hao's eyes, but he was calm.

"No, this person has been being watched by my people in Qinghe City, if he was cheating, he should have run away a long time ago. Besides, this guy is a gambler's character, and his plotter is very big, and in order to gain my trust, he will not give me false information. ”

"Why did you take this risk when you guessed his intentions?"

"Because I want to see with my own eyes what a treasure the legendary Gaohuai Tibetan Gold is."

"The eunuch surnamed Wei ......"

"Leave him alone, he wants something different from ours."

"Why don't you bring that kid surnamed Yue with you, leaving him in Qinghe will be a disaster after all. He couldn't resist it, no matter what happened in the end, he would kill him with a knife. ”

"Hmph, it's the first time I've met such a person, and it's the first time I've encountered such a lawless scheme, he wants to count everyone into it, even at the cost of risk. He is a self-defeating way, and even if he succeeds, the court will not let him go. So I want to see if he will succeed in dealing with Nurhachi in such a desperate way. I'm going to give him a chance. However, no matter how great Sun Monkey's ability is, it is difficult to jump out of the palm of my Buddha's hand. ”

"What if it succeeds?"

"That's also in my arms, the praying mantis catches cicadas and yellow finches behind. If it doesn't work, it won't have much impact on my strategy, if it goes well, Qinghe can defeat the Jianzhou rebels in one battle, but I didn't expect things to evolve to the end, it actually gave me such a good opportunity. Yang Hao narrowed his eyes, remembering the scene when he and Yue Xiang were talking before. At that time, Yue Xiang told him about Shang Fang's sword, and he didn't deny it at that time, in fact, he didn't have Shang Fang's sword now.

Although he is the governor of Liaodong and the governor of Liaodong, he is not a chas, and he does not have the sword of Shangfang, which symbolizes the rights of the Son of Heaven, so he has to put on a low posture to deal with these warlords in Liaodong now. If he has Shang Fang's sword, he can become the master of Liaodong in the true sense, and those generals who obey the yang and the yin have to obediently obey his orders in front of him.

In his plan, he will be the winner of the battle of Qinghe regardless of whether he wins or loses.

"That kid surnamed Yue is not simple, a bold man who came up with such a crazy idea."

"Hmph, this person is by no means idle. Don't look at him as honest now, in fact, he already knew in his heart that I would not let him go afterwards, and he also knew that I knew this, so I think he planned to attack first, to kill people with a knife, and then take advantage of the situation to achieve his own great achievements. ”

"There are still such characters in Liaodong, why were they unknown before?"

"You have been a general soldier in Ningxia for the past few years, and it is common for you to have not heard of anything about Liaodong. However, this Yue Xiang is indeed mysterious, and with my experience, I can't even see through his depth. I always feel that there is something indescribable about this person who is different from you and me, and it suddenly appeared, but his background is impeccable, which is really incomprehensible. ”

"Whatever, this person will die anyway, no matter whether he wins or loses. The night sentry I sent has already crossed the Great Wall to the territory of Yehebu, and there is no change in Jianzhou, but I can't hide it from my ears and eyes. ”

"I believe this, when it comes to the relationship with the Jianzhou Jurchen, who can compare to your Tieling Li general? Count it out, you can be regarded as the son-in-law of the Jianzhou Nuzhen. ”

"Hmph, a woman is just that, compared to glory and wealth, what is it? Besides, Shulhazy is dead. ”

"By the way, are you ready for what I asked you to prepare?"

"It's done, it's kept by my personal guard standard camp, and it can be brought at any time. However, if you can't dig up anything here, I'm afraid that it won't be of much use to prepare those things, and I'm afraid it will be difficult to deceive the other party at that time. ”

"Tell him to go down, and to hurry up at night. I estimate that the state establishment side is about to make a big move, and we have to get things done before they do. In addition, according to the arrangement, orders were sent to all the military horses that had already left the customs, urging them to march quickly. Fortunately, Yue Xiang's plan is really good, and it can cover up my plan......" Yang Hao was saying, there was a commotion under the mountain, and then a small school urged the horse to run up.

"Report to Fu Shuai, dig a dark passage below."

Yang Hao's eyes widened at that time, and he couldn't hide the excited look on his face, "Quick, take me to see it!" As he spoke, he ran down the mountain road almost at a trot. The military general could not hide his curiosity, and led the guards to follow closely behind, and went straight to the excavation site, which was already noisy at the moment......

Time to return two days ago, on the eighth day of the seventh month, Qinghe City.

When Li Liang's motorcade arrived outside the city, Yue Xiang had already gotten the news. He resisted the urge to go out and cut people, and waited for Li Liang to appear.

Because the upper and lower levels have already been explained, there is no obstacle for the convoy to enter the city. It's just that after Li Liang returned to Yue's house, he still went to see the head of the family above the name first according to the family rules, and then went to see Yue Xiang's sister-in-law, and finally came to Yue Xiang for an errand. When he came to Yue Xiang's courtyard, he saw Yue Xiang with a gloomy face, standing in the courtyard with a Japanese knife in his hand, waiting for him.

"Brother Li is really calculating, he yin me without making a sound, and almost let me throw my little life on the incense burner mountain, but I don't know what benefits the Jurchens promised you to let you buy and seek glory, let's listen to it."

Li Liang lowered his head, he knew at this time that Yue Xiang on the other side had the anger accumulated all over his body, as long as he said the wrong word, he would not be able to get his head to the ground. Who allowed themselves to choose this path?

"Second master, Li Liang knows that he is guilty. The second master wants to kill me, and I have nothing to say. It's just that if I am for glory and wealth, the second master will inevitably underestimate me Li Liang. Although I Li Liang is not talented, I also followed the uncle to go south and north, and I have also seen the splendid prosperity in the pass, the so-called glory and wealth of the Jurchens compared with my Han people, the difference between heaven and earth, compared to my Han people as ordinary rich people are still insufficient, can those things be seen in my eyes? ”

"Oh, then, you have a grudge against me? Deliberately framed me? ”

"No, there is only one reason why I did all this, and that is to save the life of the eldest young master. My Li Liang's life was given by the eldest young master, and I did not hesitate to go to the soup for him. Now that the eldest young master is in the hands of the Jurchens, if you want to save his life, the only way to save your life is to betray the second master, when I agreed to this condition, I, Li Liang, had already expected that there would be a day when I would die under the knife of the second master. Although I, Li Liang, have no grievances when I die, I just hope that the second master will not break his word, and the uncle's life depends on your thoughts. ”

As he spoke, Li Liang closed his eyes.

"What, you're saying you're all for my big brother?" Yue Xiang was a little stunned, he really didn't expect Li Liang's idea to be so simple. Just for the sake of one person, you can sacrifice thousands of other people without blinking.

"Do you know how many people died in the fall of Fushun? Do you know how many people died in Hebei? You can push thousands of lives into a fire pit without any concern for just one person? Haven't you thought that many people are like you, they also have the pain of losing their loved ones? Are you willing to be in the company of our Han enemies for the sake of just one person? ”

"The second master is reasonable, it's just that I, Li Liang, am just a puppet, I can't even save my master, how can I care about other irrelevant people. Besides, even the officers and soldiers of the court don't care about the people, what can I do? After all, for the sake of my uncle's life, I don't have the heart to care about other things. Besides, second master, aren't you also ready to follow the same path as me? Everyone is forced by the situation, and the second master should understand the villain's difficulties. ”

“…… You're right, I can't help myself now......" Yue Xiang was stunned for a moment, and then the gloom on his face slowly turned into gloomy and decadent, approached Li Liang, and suddenly his face was hideous, and he slapped Li Liang in the face with a backhand.

Li Liang didn't take precautions, even if he was vigilant, he couldn't dodge, he was directly fanned on the spot and turned around three times, his eyes were full of stars, his ears were buzzing, and then he couldn't hear the sound clearly, and he lay directly on the ground, his whole face was swollen at that time, and he vomited blood foam from his mouth, accompanied by two broken teeth.

"You're right, I can't help myself!" Yue Xiang stepped forward and grabbed Li Liang's collar and lifted him up, his face almost touching his face. "But I'm not like you, I live for myself. Anyone who sins against me, I will make them pay, especially a traitor like you. In vain, I trusted you before, but you don't know what to do. I tell you the truth, even if you die, even if I surrender to the Jurchens, I will not let you get what you want. ”

One of Li Liang's ears was deaf by the slap just now, and blood flowed from his ear. The whole face was swollen and deformed, and the nose and the corners of the mouth were covered with blood. Although he was dizzy, he could barely hear Yue Xiang's voice clearly.

"If the second master wants my life, take it...... To be honest, I didn't plan to live when I came back. It's just that there is also a messenger from Jianzhou who came with me, and there is a letter to send to the second master, so the second master should not delay the business......"

"Hmph, come on, bring this kid down for me!"

Two strong men came out of the house and escorted Li Liang down. Then the bald man outside the courtyard came in and glanced at Li Liang, who was dragged down, but he was silent, and there was no trace of fear on his face. Yue Xiang looked at him and sneered: "You are Nurhachi's messenger, but you are not small, you dare to come to Qinghe." Aren't you afraid that you will be able to find out the identity of the officers and soldiers and cut you apart? What's your name? Participating in such a confidential matter should not have a low status in the state, right? ”

"Hmph, each other, you don't have to ask my name. In the future, when you lower our gold, you will naturally have the opportunity to know who I am. If you are a deceitful person, kill me, and you don't need to know who I am. ”

"Okay, have the guts, since Nurhachi has sent you to write the letter, where is the letter?"

The big man took out a parchment roll from his bosom and spread it out without writing. Yue Xiang was puzzled at first, and then relieved, he must have used some special secret writing technique. Sure enough, the man asked Yue Xiang to bring some liquor, and as soon as he smeared it on it, the handwriting gradually appeared, it was Chinese characters, probably written by Li Yongfang himself.

After reading it, he sneered: "I guessed that it would be like this a long time ago." Anyway, who told me that I was cornered? If you want to get cheap first, you can do it. It's just that I have two conditions, you go back and tell you about the Great Khan. First, I can't leave Yang Ho alive, if I run away for him, I will die without a place to be buried. Second, give me the city of Qinghe, and allow me to be the lord of this place. If these two things can't be done, there is no need to expect any good results, everyone can just fight together and break up. You just have to pass these words on, and I think your Great Khan will naturally understand what they mean. ”

"Okay, that's going to happen. Is there anything else you would like to say? ”

"Yang Hao is now in the area of the Great Wall of Qingyangbao in Kaiyuan, Liaohaiwei, and some of the things that your Khan King wants are also there. Tell your Khan King that if you want to do it early, there will be nothing left when it is late. ”

"Okay, I'll get this word on you, so please wait for good news again." After saying that, the bald man turned around and left the hospital.

After the person left, Xiao Wan came out of the house with a tired and tired face. It took too much energy to just cast the Sun Soul Technique, but it finally confirmed that Li Liang didn't lie just now, and he was indeed doing it for Yue Xiang's eldest brother.

"There is a lady Lao, you go down and rest." Yue Xiang also expected that what Li Liang said was probably the truth, but he didn't pry out other people from his mouth, what he knew was Yue Qi, who had become a dead ghost. sent Xiao Wan away, but Yue Xiang didn't enter the house, just stood in the courtyard without speaking, quietly pondering.

"Will the Jianzhou barbarians really be fooled?" With that sharp voice, Li Jinzhong's figure appeared out of nowhere, and quietly came to Yue Xiang's side.

"Who knows if it will. But Yang Ho must get it down. If this man does not die, he will destroy me in the future. ”

"Murdering the ministers of the court is a great crime to destroy the door, unless someone from our inner court helps you cover it up. What the emperor wants now is only the money that was embezzled by Gao Huai, and the minister of economic strategy is gone, so he can change another one. What the emperor is thinking now, only those of us who are close to him know. The emperor has been fighting with these foreign ministers for decades, how can he really treat them as confidants? ”

"Is that true? If I hand over the Gao Huai Tibetan Gold to you, will you really be able to keep me safe? ”

"That's natural, and you can do as you say. Let's have three or seven points, and you can keep three percent for yourself. But we don't know how simple it is gold and silver, you should know what I mean. ”

"That's a lot of money, it's a word." ……

At this moment, the Great Wall of Qingyangbao.

When Yang Ho came out of the construction site again, his face was full of excitement and excitement, holding a gold ingot in his hand.

"God really has eyes, God has eyes. That Yue Xiang really didn't lie to me, Gao Huai is really good at looting, and he actually scraped so much gold, so many gold ingots have been buried in the ground for so many years, and they are still pure gold, and today they finally see the light of day. The order went down, and immediately made every effort to rush the shipment. ”

Saying that, Yang Hao said to the veteran Jinjia again: "After the move, the prepared things will be arranged as planned. And the immediate dispatch of the plan......"

"Your Excellency!" Before Yang Ho's words were finished, a horse came to visit.

"The sentinels in Yehebu outside the Great Wall sent military information, and the Jianzhou soldiers were dispatched in a big way, and tens of thousands of soldiers and horses suddenly appeared on the Yehe border. Its vanguard had penetrated more than 30 miles into Yehe's territory, and signs of cavalry activity of the Jurchen brigade had been found outside the Great Wall of Zhenbei Pass. ”

"What?! Coming so fast!? Yang Hao's face changed greatly when he heard this, his hand trembled, and the gold ingot in his hand fell to the ground......

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