Before leaving Beiping Mansion, Zhu Gaoxu asked the people around him to recommend an envoy and sent him to the Tatar Asuth Department to canonize Arutai.

Hou Hai asked his subordinate Guo Ang to recommend a person, who was a professor of Confucianism in Beiping Mansion, named Chen Pai. It was a young petty officer, who was born as a man, and took the initiative to invite Ying to go to Tatar; He was introduced by his acquaintance Guo Ang, and his name was able to reach Zhu Gaoxu's ears.

According to Hou Haiyan, this Chen Pai thinks that this trip is a good opportunity for his career, if it weren't for the fact that the emperor didn't have many civil officials around him on the way out, and it would not be his turn to do good things, he was very careful. Chen Fei came to the door several times to beg Commander Guo to win this way.

Considering that the Tatars had killed or detained the Ming envoys more than once, it was true that several officials with a future and status around Zhu Gaoxu were not suitable for this errand, so Zhu Gaochu personally met Chen Jiao.

Chen Biao is thin and plainly dressed, except for the neat cyan official uniform and black gauze hat, the lining seems to be a little old, but it is very clean. Zhu Gaoxu saw that he had a decent temperament and was not humble or arrogant when he faced a saint, so he kindly reminded: "Professor Chen, can you understand that this trip may be a little dangerous? ”

"Back to the saint, the minister is willing to die for the court." Chen said.

"Very good." Zhu Gaoxu nodded, he looked at Chen Zhuo for a while, and then turned his head decisively and said, "Hou Zuo Envoy prepared the book, seal, and edict for Chen Envoy, and then arranged some followers, and selected some people from the remnants of the Tatar army to prepare." ”

Chen Pai knelt down and said: "The minister bows and thanks the holy grace, and he will not fail in his mission." ”

Zhu Gaoxu helped him up, and only said: "If the canonization of Arutai is in difficulty, you don't have to force it, try to save your life and come back alive." ”

"Yes." After Chen Pai answered, he quickly glanced at Zhu Gaoxu after getting up, with a little surprise in his expression.

Then Zhu Gaoxu roughly said some detailed rules, if the canonization of Arutai went well, he could ask Arutai to let the people and horses of the Horqin tribe withdraw from the territory of Wuliang Ha Sanwei and return to their own pastures. He also asked Chen to inform Arutai that the Ming Dynasty was willing to choose a place west of the Harawen Mountains (Great Khing'an Mountains) and open a mutual market to trade directly with the Tatar tribes.

…… The generals who went to Beiping Mansion to report on their work also began to return to their respective stations one after another at this time.

The general He Hao went out through Shanhaiguan, and did not turn north to Daning City, where he was stationed, but continued to the northeast to go to Liaodong Capital Division first. There were not many of them, and the small group of men and horses rode on horseback, which was naturally much faster than the large army. He Hao set off from Beiping and arrived at Liaodong Dusi for more than ten days.

This time, Cao Yi was in a hurry, and as soon as He Hao got off the horse, Cao Yi's domestic slave immediately came forward and asked He Hao to meet in the government office.

Under the guidance of the domestic slaves, He Hao, who was in the dust, entered a study, and Cao Yi was the only one in it. It seems that Cao Yi has been waiting for him for a long time, and he has retreated left and right. The house slave took the door and avoided going away.

He Hao stepped forward and saluted with his fists, his movements were powerful, and the unchanged clothes and armor on his body "clanged", and said, "The last general will meet Cao Du's envoy." ”

The room was warm and comfortable. Cao Yi was dressed in a red official robe, if he didn't look at the color of the complement in front of him, his appearance was no different from that of ordinary civil officials, and his gray hair was a little older, and he didn't have much brave temperament. Cao Yi nodded and said, "General He has worked hard all the way. ”

He Hao hurriedly said: "The last general will not dare." ”

Cao Yi finally asked directly: "The Holy Mention didn't mention that, how can you say it?" ”

He Hao replied happily: "I replied to Cao Du's envoy and mentioned it." When the Holy Lord gave the banquet, he said in public that the generals and their families were not allowed to do business, and they should let the city promotion department take care of the matter. ”

Cao Yi buried his head, frowning and thinking about something. After a while, he looked up and urged, "What else did you say?" ”

He Hao tilted his head slightly to make a reminiscence, and said: "The Holy Lord later spoke very kindly, and promised to give military salaries and rewards to the border army brothers who were guarding, and the military salaries were the same as those in Beijing. He also said that he would specialize in the supply of military supplies and rearrange the rules and regulations. ”

Cao Yi said: "Think about it again, is that what the Holy Lord really said? What have you not forgotten? ”

He Hao immediately said confidently: "The last general's memory is not bad, the original words are a little different, but the meaning is like this." Later, the last general heard from others that the Holy Lord planned to let Fuyuwei move south, and gave Fuyuwei the number of military registrations and salaries. ”

Cao Yi was silent, he got up from his chair and paced back and forth in the room.

He Hao shut up for a while, but after standing for too long, he gradually became a little bored, so he opened his mouth again to talk about the trivial things he had seen and heard in Beiping.

After a long time, Cao Yi suddenly interrupted He Hao, stared at him and said, "After you return to Daning, you should immediately ban all trading in Daning City, and stop doing business with the Wuliangha people." Tell those unscrupulous merchants to come to Kaiyuan and Guangning to trade in Liaodong for the time being. ”

He Hao was stunned for a moment, and immediately swallowed the unfinished nonsense into his stomach. He then showed a surprised expression: "The Holy Lord just said that, the people from the Shibo Lifting Division haven't come yet, so Cao Duji doesn't have to be in such a hurry?" ”

"It's urgent!" Cao Yi said.

He Hao still couldn't understand. Faced with Cao Yi's attitude, he only had shock and dissatisfaction in his heart. In recent years, He Hao has eaten well and dressed well, and has accepted a few concubines, and the jewelry promised to his favorite concubine has not been bought, and his plan to buy another courtyard has not been realized; The little daughter-in-law of a salt merchant in the south of the city said that when her husband went to the mainland to transport things, she would quietly come and live. If the financial resources are suddenly cut off, can you live too comfortably just by relying on that little official income?

"Cao Du, aren't we a little bit of a soldier?" He Hao muttered.

Cao Yi glanced at him and said earnestly, "General He, you are still young. Remember the old man's words, only by walking steadily can you go long. ”

He Hao said helplessly: "Cao Du is knowledgeable, and his teachings are reasonable. ”

Cao Yi seemed to see that he was reluctant, so he glanced out of the door and said in a deep voice: "What does the Holy Lord mean when he said that he would pay military salaries and rewards to the border army brothers, and that he would send military supplies by special personnel? The saint just didn't want the generals to get money, and the saint would rather let the court spend more money. ”

He Hao did not respond.

Cao Yi said: "Most of the reason is like this. Even if we guess wrong, it's not a bad thing to wait and see for a while. What the Holy One said himself, we still have to react a little? ”

He Hao couldn't help but say: "Don't worry about Cao Du, the last general was present at that time, and he didn't get angry when he saw the saint, and he spoke for the sake of the brothers." Do you have some good intentions from the military generals? ”

Cao Yi frowned, a little impatient, and said, "You just listen to the old man's wishes, and don't worry about anything else." ”

Speaking of which, He Hao had to clench his fists and say, "Yes." ”

Cao Yi breathed a sigh of relief, stretched out his hand and patted He Hao's shoulder armor gently, "General He, let's go and rest first." ”

He Hao clenched his fists and bowed: "The last general will retire." ”

The next day, Cao Yi saw He Hao again, his attitude remained the same as yesterday, and told He Hao to go back and clean up the stalls in Daning City. Because Cao Yi's attitude was resolute, there was no room for negotiation, and He Hao had no way to argue, so he had to reluctantly agree.

He Hao could not stay in Liaodong for a long time, so he left Liaoyang a few days later and headed for Daning City.

When staying overnight in the official shop at night, He Hao talked about the matter with his henchmen and generals, and complained. At this time, he remembered what Cao Yi had said, in the past, Cao Yi taught his subordinates and warned everyone not to complain to their subordinates.

He Hao didn't know what the truth was, anyway, he once again violated the teachings of the old envoy. He Hao really couldn't help it, and said: "We heard people say that the older people are, the more timid they are. Look at Cao Du's envoy is like this, smelling the wind is rain. Cao Du's envoy is not easy to mess with in Liaodong, who are you afraid of on weekdays? We really didn't expect him to be so scared. ”

The ministry will echo and say yes.

He Hao's cheeks twitched, "Anyway, they're all old, and there aren't many good days left, why do you say the old man is more timid than us?" ”

The general took a breath and whispered solemnly: "Let's see that the old man's life is not much left, but for themselves, it is the only thing left." ”

"Makes sense." He Hao pondered for a moment and nodded, then sighed again.

A few days later, the group arrived at Daning City. He Hao didn't have time to talk to his wives and concubines, so he immediately went to the fat powder shop in the south of the city, and then asked the half-old in the shop to go to the salt merchant to deliver the goods.

Sure enough, in less than half an hour, the little woman of the salt merchant came from the mansion. As soon as the little woman entered the backyard, He Hao hugged her, and it was the endless lovesickness. He Hao has a wife and concubine at home, but he has been obsessed with this woman recently, and he can't say why. Maybe it faded after a long time, but at this time he was still very addicted. Besides, even if he was tired of that day, He Hao could still find other women, as long as he had money and heart, and the opportunity was right, it was difficult to ensure that the woman would not be moved.

The two spoke closely, and the woman's voice said, "I can't stay too long today, he will come back in the future." However, he will leave Daning next month and go to Guannai with the merchant gang to transport goods. The place where we met is also crowded with people, and it is inconvenient to see each other, where is the other courtyard you are talking about? ”

He Hao said: "We just returned to Daning, a while ago I was busy going to Beiping to see the Ming Shengshang, and then I went to the Liaodong Capital Division and met the commander of the capital. I just came back today, and I haven't taken care of it yet, but I'll let you know when I arrange it. ”

The woman's voice was full of worship, "General He has a bright future when he goes straight to the sky, and he is afraid that he will forget the slave family in the future." ”

"Look at what you said, I'll come to see you as soon as I come back, and I can forget you, little beauty." He Hao said.

But just now, He Hao suddenly felt a little sad. Thinking about the big people I have seen, I would worry about buying a courtyard and raising a few more delicate girls, is this in line with my identity and status? All of a sudden, he was asked to put down his brocade clothes and food, and he lived a well-behaved life, with little soup and little water, and he was really not used to it for a day.