The ancients once had a poem: "The north wind swept the white grass and folded, and the snow flew in August." And this grassland in the cold winter wax moon, is even more wind and snow, the snow has already covered the world into a piece of silver.

If only later generations came to travel here, it would be a harvest to see this endless snow, but this is undoubtedly a terrifying ordeal for the grassland herders hundreds of years ago.

Although the herders have been prepared in advance to cover the places where the cattle and sheep live, there is still no guarantee that no livestock will die from freezing. In fact, not only these livestock, but also ordinary herdsmen, have to think about their own survival in many cases, not only because it is difficult to hunt and earn income during this season, but also because their tents and yurts may not be able to withstand the cold wind and cold currents from the north.

Of course, this is only for those tribesmen who are in the lower strata, and as for the chiefs of the various tribes, there is no need to worry about this at all. Even if it was freezing outside, it was still as warm as spring in the tent where they lived, and even a few golden cattle and sheep could be roasted on top of those warm bonfires, which made people feast.

At this moment, in the center of the grassland where the Warat Department is located, in the largest tent with a cowhide and gold roof, there is such a bonfire, and a graceful Mongolian girl is carefully roasting a whole sheep, as the fat drips from the sheep, it makes a burst of sizzling sound on the fire, and the tent is immediately filled with the aroma of roast mutton, which makes people salivate.

It's just that Ding Chong, who was sitting at the bottom of the place, didn't show any covetousness, he only felt a chill in his heart, but his back was soaked with sweat, and even his breathing became a little heavy.

As a Langzhong of the Ministry of Rites of the Ming Dynasty, Ding Chong has also experienced a big scene in the capital, and once received a lord of a vassal country who came to pay tribute, which can be regarded as a profound qualification. Therefore, this time the imperial court sent someone to negotiate with the grassland, so that he would lead the team.

But it wasn't until he faced the tall Mongolian leader in front of him who had eyes as sharp as an eagle falcon that Ding Chong knew how inadequate he was. The other party didn't even need to say anything sharply, just a look, a movement, it could already give him great pressure.

What's more, the words that came out of the other party's mouth were really not friendly: "It is said that the Han people are cunning and treacherous, and this time they are really enlightened." On the surface, it is to live in peace with our peoples, and they are even willing to trade some goods to our peoples. But behind the scenes, there were all kinds of plans, and even found all kinds of reasons to make things difficult for our people, and finally killed many of our innocent people.

"It's good now, after you did evil, you actually put all the fault on us grassland people, is this what you call sincerity?"

"Too ...... Taishi, don't say that, I, Da Ming, used my sword soldiers, and it was because I was attacked by you that I had to defend myself. As for what calculations you mentioned, it would be even more wronged, I have always acted uprightly, how could I do such a thing? It was your people who invaded my borders at will that led to this situation. After composing himself, Ding Chong said such a defense.

The person who sat in front of him and put great pressure on him was naturally the master of the fact on the grassland now, Master Warat, who was also first. To Ding Chong's expectations, this legendary figure on the grassland actually spoke fluent Daming official, so there was almost no hindrance to such a conversation between the two sides.

Hearing him say this, he first sneered: "When it comes to the ability to reverse black and white, you Ming people are indeed far superior to us." It was you who first killed our people, seized our goods, and then when our people went to negotiate with you, they brazenly slaughtered thousands of our people with several times the strength of our people under the pretext that we had invaded your Ming border. Now, you came directly to me to ask for something, is it true that there are no good men on my grassland? ”

As he drank the last sentence, the Mongolian men around him who were drinking sat up straight one after another, stabbing straight at Ding Chong with knife-like eyes, and posing as if they might make a move at any time.

Ding Chong was really frightened by these words and the reactions of the people around him, and when his hand shook, the mare's milk wine in the bowl shook and poured out.

He really didn't expect that this Mongolian Taishi would say such a reversal of right and wrong, and he actually said with confidence that Da Ming had made a mistake.

This made him want to refute it, but after looking at the ill-intentioned eyes and movements of those people around him, Ding Chong was a little panicked. Because he can't guarantee that these guys won't do something to themselves because they don't agree with each other, even if they don't understand what they're saying at all.

After being silent for a long time, temporarily suppressing the panic in his heart, Ding Chong said: "Master, you should also know my Ming Dynasty's attitude towards you. If you can't give my court a reasonable explanation of this matter, then maybe ......."

"You still want us to explain to you, what a joke!" Without waiting for the other party to say the threatening words, he had already interrupted him first: "You go back and tell you the emperor of the Ming Dynasty, if he still wants you and me to coexist peacefully, then you have to do what we want!" ”

"What do you want?" Under the momentum taken away by the other party, Ding Chong subconsciously gave in and asked such a question.

"It's very simple, we want you Ming Kingdom to compensate us for our previous losses, and also, the field must continue to open, in addition, those murderers of our people must also be sent to the grassland to pay tribute to the heroic souls of our warriors!" You're not welcome first, and a series of harsh conditions were said in one mouth.

It wasn't until he heard these demands that Ding Chong suddenly woke up that he was not here for peace talks, but to negotiate with others and put forward conditions, so he immediately said: "This official can now solemnly tell you Taishi on behalf of my Daimyo Imperial Court, and I will not agree to any of your requests." Moreover, this official is here to remind you that if you are stubborn and refuse to pay the price for the mistakes you have made before, then the imperial court will send a large army to ask for justice. ”

"Ha, this is exactly what the people of my grassland want to say to your Ming court!" In the face of such a threat, he was not afraid at first, but said in an impassioned voice: "There are warriors on our grassland who are not afraid of sacrifice, and when someone wants to invade us, we will use the knives and bows and arrows in our hands to let them have no return." Now, I can use the words of the great Genghis Khan to tell your enemies to tell you your emperor: If you want to fight, then you will fight! ”

"You ......" The other party's attitude was actually tougher than his own, which made Ding Chong really a little panicked.

Before he came here, he had been instructed by several important ministers of the court to control the situation and not let this imminent battle start. However, after all, he was just a messenger who came by order, and he didn't make a decision at all.

Even if he takes the overall situation into account and now agrees to the unreasonable demands that he put forward first, I am afraid that the imperial court will not agree to it at that time. And in this way, the responsibility to be borne by himself is too great, and at least one crime of treason cannot be washed away......

Thinking about it, his whole person was like falling into an ice cellar, knowing that this time's mission would not be completed no matter what, and the other party was determined to carry it to the end with the imperial court.

"It seems that this time you and I can't talk about it at all." He quickly regained his composure, and said with a smile: "Although you Ming people are always unruly, our good men on the grassland will not be difficult for you because of this, so I won't touch you, as long as you bring our intentions back." When spring begins next year, if your Ming court can't do what we want, then talk with swords, guns, bows and arrows! ”

"It's about the life and death of countless soldiers on both sides of you and me, and I hope the Taishi can think twice!" At this point, Ding Chong had no other way but to get up and leave after dropping this sentence. He had to leave the grassland as soon as possible, or who knew if they would kill him in a fit of rage.

It wasn't until the Ming envoy left that he swept his eyes over the people on the side: "It seems that we and the Ming Kingdom can no longer live in peace, and this battle is inevitable." Ladies and gentlemen, do you dare to fight alongside me to revive the prestige of our steppe tribes? ”

"Of course! Let's use our fast horse scimitars to fight back to the Central Plains and recapture the capital city owned by our ancestors! Many people immediately shouted, and the sound echoed in the tent for a long time.

"In that case, then you should hurry back to your tribe and gather all your men and horses to get ready. When spring begins, we will immediately head south! He nodded with satisfaction, and the fire in his heart began to burn. The moment he had been looking forward to seemed to be finally coming.

After everyone left, Xuan Chengyuan turned in from outside, and his face was full of excitement. Obviously, the conversation in the tent just now has been listened to by him, and he is going to follow him to the south first to wash away the shame of many years ago.

"Mr. Xuan, do you explain that the country's army will really be vulnerable?" also suddenly looked at him and asked such a sentence.

"Taishi, but please rest assured, today's Daming is not what it was decades ago. Their army has long been corrupted, and if they dare to take the initiative to come out of the city, there is only one way to perish! ”

"Okay, then let's start a new era!" also said first, his eyes were full of killing intent, and a war was inevitable......

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Today's second update, everyone, let's see the performance of passers-by。。。。。。