Between people, the most intimate is blood relationship, but even if it is close to this extent, it is still inevitable to hurt each other, and even hurt more deeply than strangers.

Xu Zengshou knew that what he said, the eldest sister would be unhappy, but he didn't feel that he had done anything wrong, because he thought that the eldest sister, the former princess Yan, would easily cause the emperor's displeasure and bring disaster to the Xu family. But he is not a heartless person, so when Xu Miaojin went and returned, accusing him of hurting the eldest sister's heart like a cannon, he just lowered his head and didn't say a word.

Listening to his sister's accusation, Xu Zengshou closed his eyes, turned a deaf ear, and just scolded in his heart, women really have long hair and short knowledge, some things should not be let them know, Confucius is really right, but women and villains are difficult to raise, even sisters and younger sisters are not exempt from vulgarity; There is also "the people can make it, but they can't make it known", and it seems quite appropriate to replace the "people" with "women".

In the midst of his thoughts, Xu Zengshou suddenly found that he didn't know when, his sister had left, maybe he was tired of scolding, so he couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief and began to fall asleep.

That night, Xu Zengshou didn't sleep well, because his buttocks hurt, he couldn't turn over, and he would be woken up by pain if he was not careful.

However, the next morning, Emperor Zhu Yunwen sent Jinyi Wei over to urge Xu Zengshou to leave as soon as possible and not to stay in Beijing, but Xu Zengshou was injured and not suitable for a long journey. Xu Miaojin had no choice but to go to the palace to see Zhu Yunwen, but was blocked from the Wenhua Palace; As a last resort, Xu Miaojin went to see Concubine Bai Fangrui, but Bai Fangrui had no good way, and finally Xu Miaojin had to return to Xu's mansion.

Maybe Xu Miaojin's plea worked, or maybe the emperor didn't want to go too far, so in the afternoon, a Jinyi guard came to the mansion to deliver a decree, gave Xu Zengshou three days, and brought the imperial doctor from the Tai Hospital to treat Xu Zengshou's injuries.

But three days later, Xu Zengshou had to follow the holy decree and set off for the south to rush to Beijing. Fortunately, the canal has been opened, and if you take the waterway, you will not suffer any crime, so in the earnest concern of Xu Yihua and Xu Miaojin, Xu Zengshou set off to the south, at this moment, he is at the lowest point in his life, without any official position, just a white ding, and when he went north, he was still the commander of Taiwan, and earlier, he was the governor of the Chinese army.

Liaodong.

The beautiful Songhua River flows from east to west, feeding the flowers, birds, insects and beasts on both sides of the river, allowing them to reproduce here for life and generation. But in recent times, a group of shepherds have come here, and they have been followed by many cattle, sheep and horses. Every morning, the shepherds would drive their cattle to the vicinity to graze, while the cavalry would go hunting in the nearby woods for a change of taste.

It's just that as time goes by, the grass gradually withers and yellows, and the shepherds' songs slowly become sad, and the nostalgia for their hometown comes unexpectedly and wells up in their hearts, and all this also affects the mood of several leaders.

"Donkey, we can't wait any longer, the Ming people have seen through the trap of the Jurchens, they won't come." Elebak's cronies, Su Mu Urn, said angrily.

Ma Hamu frowned, he didn't like this Su Mu very much, this Su Mu looked honest and straightforward, but he was extremely fine in his bones, he resolutely did not do the things he suffered, he never worked hard in the war, and he often dragged his feet. But Mahamu couldn't do anything about him, one was because he was the Great Khan's man, and the other Sumu respected him, and it was because of Sumu's support that Mahamu was able to suppress Arutai and Tieleba, and make more than 40,000 Mongols obey his transfers.

"General Su is right, we can't wait any longer," Arutai, who usually doesn't talk much, also spoke in support of Su Mu's idea: "Now our son-in-law has been on the expedition for more than two months, but he has found nothing, we can't capture the city in Liaodong, and the Jurchens are too wasteful, in this case, we might as well go back." ”

"Speaking of which, I'm really a little worried about the grassland, the Ming army blocked the passage to the south, and it is likely to send troops to attack the grassland, we are exhausted, once there is an accident, the consequences are unimaginable!"

Arutai is a steady person and has never spoken easily, but when he speaks, he often thinks deeply and has something to say.

"What about you? Leader of Tieleba? Mahamu was noncommittal, and turned his head to look at Tieleba, who had not spoken.

Tieleba was very young, only in his twenties, and he hesitated for a moment and said, "Don Ma, I also think that I should leave Liaodong, I have been feeling very bad recently. ”

"The Ming army is not greedy for merit at all, hiding in the city, we have no way at all; But as soon as we slackened, the Ming army immediately sent people to attack us, and after a few times, our army's losses were not small. We had no choice but to retreat to the Songhua River, trying to lure the Ming army out, but the Ming army was not fooled. ”

"I suspect that Akito has a conspiracy, and even if it doesn't, I think it's time for us to go."

Ma Hamu sighed slightly, in all fairness, he really didn't want to go back like this, he was the commander of the whole army, and he returned to the grassland without any results, and some people would rumor that he relied on nepotism to sit in this position, which made it difficult for Ma Hamu, who thought highly of himself, to accept.

Mahamu coughed and considered his words to express his opinion.

At this moment, a hurried shout came from outside the account: "Commander, commander, there is a messenger from the steppe." ”

"Let him in." Mahamu chuckled in his heart and hurriedly said.

After a while, a man in ragged clothes and a weather-covered face walked in, slightly identified the people above, and then knelt down towards Mahamu and said, "Master, something big has happened in the grassland. ”

"You, are you graced?" Mahamu said with some doubts.

"Yes, the little one is Grace."

"Why are you here? What about Samur? What's wrong? Mahmu suddenly stood up, and the people around him turned pale and stared at Mun.

"My lord, half a month ago, a Ming army came from the direction of Helin, burning, killing and looting, and doing all kinds of evil. Due to the large army going out on the expedition, the tribe was empty, and the master mother had to lead the tribe to the north to avoid the Ming army peak. ”

"But the Ming army did not chase us, but came eastward, in the direction of the Xing'an Mountains."

"The master mother was worried that the master would be attacked on the back, so she immediately sent the little one here to report to the master."

"The little one rushed here day and night, but on the way he met the Ming army again, because the little one knew some Ming people's words, so by chance he heard a news, said, said, "Speaking of this, Munn actually stuttered a little, and seemed to dare not speak.

"What the hell is the news, tell me quickly!" Su Mu was anxious, slapped the table, and shouted.

"They said," Munn calmed down and said, "Those Ming soldiers chatted privately and said that they had gone to Helin and caught the Great Khan, and,"

"What nonsense are you talking about?" Su Mu was furious, rushed to Mun, lifted it up, and swung his garlic bowl fist to fight it.

"Su Mu, stop! Wait until he's done. Mahamu was the closest and reacted the fastest, so he drank Sumu loudly.

"Well, tell me, what the hell is going on?" After listening to Mahamu's words, Su Mu said stupidly.

Mun was frightened, he didn't expect this leopard-like general to be so powerful, so agile, and so hot-tempered, if it wasn't for Mahamu to stop him, this big man punched down, I'm afraid, Mun looked at his small body, I'm afraid he could go to his own half life!

But what should be said is still to be said, Munn bowed his head and said, "They said that they caught the Great Khan and burned Horin. ”

What the? The big tent was like a cold wind blowing, and everyone couldn't help but tremble their teeth and tremble, as if they had fallen into an ice cellar. The Great Khan was caught? Really? If it's true, what do we do?

"Immediately pull out the camp, go back to the grassland, and see what the hell is going on? Even if you don't agree, the last general will have to go back and see. Su Mu was very resolute this time, and he had the intention of leaving if he didn't agree with him.

Although Arutai and Tieleba did not speak, they turned their eyes to Mahamu, and the meaning was already obvious.

But Mahamu didn't speak, he was digesting Meng'en's words in his head, and Lin missed? The Great Khan was caught? And what about the father? How is he? Samuel should have known the news by now, right? I'm afraid I'm going to be overwhelmed with grief; And if the Great Khan is gone, as the son-in-law of the Golden Family, what will he do in the future?

For a while, Mahamu's mind was like a river overturning, and he was a little overwhelmed.

"Pony, pony!"

"Oh?" Ma Hamu struck a spirit, came back to his senses, glanced at the people in the big tent, and said: "Everyone, the matter has come to this, we must return to the grassland as quickly as possible, but on the way to Meng'en, it is said that there is a Ming army on the other side of the Guan'er River, if we go back, we will definitely collide with them, by the way, Meng'en, how many of them are there?" ”

"There must be more than 10,000 people."

"Ten thousand?" Mahamu couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief, there are not many people, and they should be able to deal with it.

But at this moment, the guards outside the account urgently reported: "Commander, according to the report of the detective horse, he moved safely, and led a large number of cavalry to move north." ”

"What?" Everyone was shocked, if they had learned the news half an hour ago, they might have geared up and tried to fight. But now, it is like a cold wind blowing into the back of everyone's neck, and a chill flows from head to toe, making everyone unable to move.

Or Mahamu calmed down and summoned the probe and said, "How many people did Ping An bring?" How far is it from here? ”

"There are quite a few people, I'm afraid there are more than 20,000, and it's only more than 200 miles away from here."

Twenty thousand? Ten thousand? More than two hundred miles, Mahamu flashed with a flash of inspiration and said with a smile: "The Ming army actually divided its troops and attacked together, which is simply self-defeating." ”

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