I Ta, the current Tatar chieftain, the grandson of Dayan Khan, and the son of the little prince Ashu. Once the scenery was infinite, he led his troops to besiege the Beijing Division, and even led 200,000 people to enter the Yanmen Pass and broke through more than 40 forts in Yingzhou. But even this powerful figure is at a loss in the face of family affection.

Now I am sixty-two years old, although because of the long years of fighting, the body is very strong, but it has also brought him a lot of pain, which he knows best. So after figuring out Zhang Fan's identity, he will be summoned alone, at least Zhang Fan is also someone who can talk to Longqing.

Zhang Fan's words to him made him quite worried, and now there are many nobles in the tribe who are dissatisfied with him, but they are all shocked because of his past prestige. Now his grandson has fled Hannaji, giving these people a great opportunity. Plus put Hannaji with a weak temperament! Therefore, I replied that I was in a hurry to express to the Ming Dynasty this time that I was willing to re-seal the tribute market, not only for the sake of Sun Tzu Hannaji, but also for the hundreds of thousands of people in my own tribe.

But none of this is the main thing now, and the eyeliner he planted among those nobles has given him a message, and it seems that he is going to make a big move. Although there were only 10,000 men, he was the leader of the Tatars today, and those people did not dare to do anything to him. But the Ming Dynasty only had more than a thousand guards! Thousands of people escort thousands of people, if they encounter a large army, the tragic situation can be imagined.

Of course, Zhang Fan and the others didn't think about this problem, but they didn't think so far because they didn't know enough about Tatar, but they just guarded against me, but they didn't know that the person they were guarding against was their only lifesaver now!

These days, Ming Dynasty merchants do business in the city of Yijinai, and many famous herdsmen have gathered here, and the little Yijinai seems to have instantly rediscovered its prosperity as the capital of a country. It's just that there are many people, but I don't know how many people have a simple purpose.

After a private conversation with Zhang Fan, Wang Xilie and others obviously felt that the attitude of the respondent had changed dramatically. Originally, it was going to be very entangled in the problem of time, but I agreed generously regardless of the calculations of my staff officers. Wang Xilie and his group were very puzzled, but Zhang Fan told them a general reason, and then they were relieved. In this way, since one is willing to fight and the other is willing to suffer, Wang Xilie and the others are embarrassed, and they are no longer like philistine villains, but have given in a lot. Although it did not achieve the maximum benefit, it was much better than expected.

The people of Jinyiwei and Dongchang, who are mixed among the Ming merchants, have gradually figured out the general situation here these days, and several merchants who are said to be engaged in the business of leather goods and medicinal materials will stay for a long time again. The lord Mungendurak not only did not object, but welcomed it very much, not only helping them to find a place to live, but also exempting them from thirty percent of their taxes for the first year, and some of these spies were embarrassed.

In the past few days, Zhao Ming reported to Zhang Fan that there were a lot of "idle people" in the city, although they were doing herdsmen's business, they were always not doing their jobs. Of course, Zhang Fan knew what these people were doing, but because of the large number of these people, he couldn't monitor them one by one, so he only asked Zhao Ming to send people to watch a few people who were obviously leaders. And the information that gradually came back also made them feel a sense of crisis, and realized that the real enemy was not Ida, but those nobles. Those nobles did not have any deep hatred with themselves, but they wanted to use them to provoke conflicts between me and the Ming court. Everyone felt very unhappy about becoming a chess piece.

"My lord, what do you do about this?" Zhao Ming asked.

"There is no good way to do it." Zhang Fan was also a little helpless, "You immediately send someone to Ningxia Wei to ask for help from Lord Wang Chonggu, and ask him to send a large army to meet us." ”

"Commanded by humility." Zhao Ming said, "But my lord, this far water can't save the near fire." His Majesty's envoy estimates that tomorrow will arrive, and in this way, the negotiation of mutual markets with Alta will soon be over. I'm afraid on the way back, those people ......"

"I also know this, I'm afraid those people are just waiting for this time to start." Zhang Fan said, "In this way, you can blame me, he doesn't keep the covenant, and the black cauldron of treachery is a broken decision." Whether the court unites those nobles to crusade against Alta, or does not intend to make trouble, we can all be regarded as dead in vain. ”

The two were silent for a while, and Zhang Fan suddenly said: "It's not a way to feel sorry for yourself here, on the one hand, you send someone to ask Lord Wang for help, and I will go and discuss with me again." ”

Zhang Fan came to the gate of the big camp of Alta, revealed his identity and asked to see Meda, and his own soldiers went to report. I answered him immediately, and it was *** who came out to greet Zhang Fan, the silent guard.

When he came to my account, Zhang Fan was very direct, after all, this was related to the life and death of more than 2,000 people: "In vain, Zhang Fan came this time to ask for something important." ”

Seeing that his expression was very serious, I waved away the attendants beside me and asked, "If you have something to say, you can say it directly." ”

"Presumably, Tu Khan also knows that we are in a predicament now, and the little envoy came to ask Tu Khan for help this time." Zhang Fan said.

I naturally knew what Zhang Fan meant, but he frowned and didn't speak.

Seeing him like this, Zhang Fan immediately said: "Tu Khan should know that if we can't return to Daming safely this time, it will definitely not be just us who are unlucky. ”

"I know that, too." I replied, "But I'm a little powerless. If they are united, they will be far greater than the valiant men of my people. I only stayed here with 10,000 people this time, not only because I knew that they would not dare to attack me easily, but also to prevent my own tribe from being harassed by them. ”

"Although this place is close to our country, in a few days, there is no reason for us to stay here." Zhang Fan said, "I have already sent someone back to China to ask for help from the nearest guard, but I am afraid that it will not take five or six days to come and go, and I may wait for the reinforcements to arrive, and I will already die without a place to be buried." ”

"I've thought about it, too, but if I send people to protect them, even if all these ten thousand people go, they won't send only ten thousand people." I replied, "These people are ruthless and strive to be absolute, and they will inevitably send a large army." ”

"This ......" Zhang Fan heard him say this, and he had no idea for a while. I couldn't help but think: "I went back to the Ming Dynasty for two years, but I came to the north twice, and each time I was in danger, is this my evil place." ”

The negotiation was fruitless, and the two of them couldn't come up with any way out. Seeing Zhang Fan's worried return, Zhao Ming and the others probably guessed the result and didn't bother him.

Li Yingyue still comes to find Zhang Fan every day, and the relationship between the two has been very good these days. was happy to come in, but when she saw Zhang Fan with a sad face, Yingyue was very surprised. But what she knew about it, she knew it in a blink of an eye. At this time, Zhang Fan's life and death were uncertain, but Li Yingyue had a reason to get close to him. "This man is really good, if it weren't for ...... Forget it, I can't go back anyway, so it's better to die here with him. Li Yingyue thought in her heart. She had a hard life, and she and her sister were dependent on each other when her parents died early, but she saw her sister betrayed by the man she loved. For the sake of his family, he came to this bitter cold place, but he met Zhang Fan. Although both of them are hypocritical, even so, it gave her a taste of the sweetness of life. For her, she has spent her whole life in hypocrisy and cunning, but the hypocrisy of being with Zhang Fan makes it difficult for her to give up.

"Brother Fan, what's wrong, but what troubles have you encountered?" Yingyue forced a smile and asked with concern.

At this time, Zhang Fan was upset, but where did he have the time to pay attention to this unknown woman, and he didn't mean to answer at all.

Li Yingyue didn't dislike it, but persuaded her with kind words: "Brother Fan, if you have anything on your mind, can you tell Yue'er?" Although Yue'er is a woman, she ......"

"I don't think you and I need to be like that." Zhang Fan interrupted her coldly and said, "We both know in our hearts, now that I have opened up to tell you, now that our lives are in danger, you should find someone else." ”

Li Yingyue listened to his words, her expression changed, but she was not surprised, she just smiled bitterly, "It turns out that you already knew." Although I am aware of it, it is always self-deception. ”

Zhang Fan looked at her and didn't speak, but he didn't expect her to say this, and he couldn't figure out what her idea was for a while.

"I guess you know who I am." Li Yingyue continued, "I am a Miao ethnic group, my parents died when I was a child, and my sister, who was six years older than me, brought me up. Originally, I thought it would be good to just go on like this, until something happened.

"Sister, when she is old enough to get married, she has a person who loves each other very much. That person is also of the same race, and he has had a very close relationship with my sister since he was a child. But it is...... But I betrayed my sister.

"We live in a very small village, and he has taken a fancy to the power, and he has befriended the leaders of other tribes, and he does not want to stay in that poor place anymore. His sister didn't stop him at all, no matter what he did, as long as she could be with him, she felt very happy. He soon became my brother-in-law, and after the new marriage, he loved my sister very much. But ......"

Speaking of this, Li Yingyue left tears on her face. Unconcerned, she continued: "My sister took me with him to the illustrious clan, but life did not improve in the slightest. Until the chief of the tribe took a fancy to his sister and asked him for it. My sister is no longer innocent, even if she goes to serve the leader, she will not get a name, she is just the lowest maid, like a slave. And he agreed without thinking about it, and told his sister that the leader had taken a fancy to her, and if he didn't sacrifice her, he might be killed. My sister believed him, and she was even more afraid of implicating me, so she committed herself to the leader.

"Although I was young at the time, I knew a little, but my sister had made up her mind, but there was no way to change it. Unexpectedly, the leader fell in love with me again, and my sister swore to protect me to the death, and the tortured body was incomplete, which preserved my innocence. But the leader still didn't have a good heart, and kept ...... to me" Speaking of this, Yingyue seemed to remember some terrible past, clasped her hands on her chest, and couldn't bear to recall.

It took a while to come back to his senses, and he said with tears streaming down his face: "Although I am still innocent, I have long been filthy. These days, whether you are hypocritical or pretentious, I would rather you be like this to me all the time, at least let me live in a dream all the time. ”

"But it's all fake!" Zhang Fan said.

"What about the fake!" Li Yingyue said, "Life is short for decades, if I spend it so hypocritically, it will be the greatest blessing for me." ”

Zhang Fan was silent, Li Yingyue's story is very old-fashioned and bloody, but it is very real and sympathetic. In the face of such a woman, she is powerless to say anything, and no life motto can stand in front of her. Poor her, she can't enjoy real love at all, what she has is just illusion, and even there is deception hidden in the illusion.

"You've been caught by that leader, it's your sister!" Zhang Fan said.

Li Yingyue didn't reply, which can be regarded as a tacit acquiescence.

"In that case, why did you take your own life!" Zhang Fan continued, "If you die, your sister will not live alone!" ”

"No, you don't understand." Li Yingyue said with a wry smile, "Sister, where can she be considered a person in the life she lives now!" I think it's a relief to let her die. ”

Zhang Fan listened to her words, suddenly became angry, raised his hand, and slapped her jade face hard. The strength was so great that he actually knocked the Yingyue fan to the ground, and his mouth seemed to look at the person who was not angry and said angrily: "Cowardly! ”

Li Yingyue's cheeks were already red and swollen, but she ignored them, looked at Zhang Fan and said, "I'm a little woman, even if I'm cowardly, why not!" What's more, I'm not even afraid of death, why do you call me cowardly. ”

Zhang Fan calmed the anger in his heart and said, "Saying that you are cowardly, you have never thought of fighting, and you have never thought about your sister." Life is short for decades, but if it is spent with humiliation and grief, how long it is! Do you think that not being afraid of death is brave? No, death is the most cowardly of all, and only cowards who shirk responsibility do it. You are not afraid of death, but you do not have the courage to continue to live and pursue happiness. ”

Zhang Fan has not experienced so much, and these great truths are just what he saw and heard in his previous life. Originally, Zhang Fan thought that everyone knew these things, but now it seems that many people, including himself, can't see through them. Under the anger in my heart, I naturally spoke out.

Li Yingyue was stunned by his words, she had never considered this problem. Zhang Fan did continue: "Do you want your sister to die like this, with grief and pain. What is she desperate for! It's not for you yet. And you are looking for life and death, what will your sister think, she will not blame you, only herself. Don't you just want your sister who is dependent on you to die like this, don't you want her to smile again! ”

When Zhang Fan spoke, Li Yingyue was stunned at first, and then the tears in her eyes began to flow, and in the end, she was already crying, and said intermittently: "You...... What do you want me to do, I don't ...... A weak woman, and ...... What's the solution! Sister...... Sister ......"

The people outside the tent heard the cry of Yingyue inside, and they originally thought that Zhang Fan had done something, but they all showed ambiguous expressions on their faces. But Yingyue's cry became more and more wrong, and everyone didn't dare to go in to check.

Zhang Fan looked at the grief-stricken Li Yingyue, stepped forward to hold her in his arms, Li Yingyue buried her face in Zhang Fan's arms, feeling this different kind of warmth, but her heart suddenly settled down, as if the drifting boat had finally found a peaceful harbor.

The two hugged like this, and after a while, Zhang Fan helped her to the side of his bed, and just wanted her to sit down, but Li Yingyue hugged Zhang Fan tightly and didn't let him leave. Zhang Fan was helpless, but he was not good at moving, so he had to accommodate her, hold her light body in his arms, and sit down.

Li Yingyue sobbed for a while in Zhang Fan's words, and whispered in his ear, "What should I do." ”

"Where can we figure out a solution in this time and a half." Zhang Fan said, "But if you want to live well, there will always be a way." Since you and I have already made the relationship clear, I will also tell you clearly. Whether I can return to Daming this time is still unknown, you stay here and leave when the situation improves. ”

"No, I'm going to leave with you." Li Yingyue said in his ear, although her voice was soft, it revealed determination.

"Why are you still like this, didn't I tell you, don't commit suicide!" Zhang Fan hated her a little and said uncharacteristically.

"Nope." Li Yingyue wiped the tears on her face, put her delicate face in front of Zhang Fan's eyes, a pair of eyes with tears reflected Zhang Fan's face like spring water, and when her cherry lips opened, a warm breath came to her, which was fascinating.

Li Yingyue looked at Zhang Fan and said, "I want to leave with you." I want you to marry me! ”

Zhang Fan suddenly heard her words, a little stunned, and didn't know what to say with his mouth open. Li Yingyue was bold and abnormal, her cherry lips blocked Zhang Fan's mouth, and she kissed him, and her proficiency in ventriloquism immediately made Zhang Fan crazy!

After a while, her lips parted, Li Yingyue said in a voice with joy: "No matter what, I think I have found a good man." Yingyue is really in love with you. ”