The eagle in the air flapped its wings, and the horses galloped on the ground.

The knight shouted loudly on his horse, making a dazzling variety of movements, and the men and horses were united like arms and fingers. Even without holding the reins in both hands, relying only on the strength of the feet and legs, the horse can control the movement without affecting itself.

Ahead, the target appeared.

The frightened yellow sheep ran lifelessly, and its short-term explosive power was also extremely good, making this animal, which could only provide meat and fur, an extremely difficult target to catch. Immediately, the athletes stretched out their bows and arrows, and the arrows went away like the wind, and every time the arrow came out, a yellow sheep would die. The archery and equestrian skills of the prairie boys are the foundation of their livelihood. In this treacherous environment, these people's martial and belligerent character has been honed, and then there is this skill.

The occasion for a large number of men to show their skills is the battlefield, and the second is the Naadam Conference that is being held at the moment. The young and beautiful girl, looking at the athletes who showed their skills, her eyes became hot and fiery, looking for her favorite figure. When the meeting is over, these enthusiastic girls will take the initiative to invite these heroes to dance and, if possible, spend the night together.

The Central Plains is a talented man, stuffed with a good knife and bow. The criteria for choosing a woman's mate vary depending on the living environment, and in such a place, the appearance and age of the man are not a problem, as long as they are strong enough, they can possess the woman and let her bear offspring for themselves. This is a choice based on survival instinct and environmental pressure, and even the aesthetic is distorted.

As nobles on the grassland, they don't have to compete with these ordinary herdsmen, they just watch from the sidelines and boast to their fellow travelers about how brave the men of their tribe are.

In the middle of these people was an old man in his fifties, short and stocky, with an unnatural flush on his face, and from time to time he would cough violently, proving that he was not very healthy. In the steppe, this state is very dangerous. In an environment that is unable to live five days, weakness often means becoming prey, and the young and bold offspring will steal such a person's cattle and sheep, seduce his wife, and eventually take everything from him. It's just that now the old man has obviously gotten rid of this level, and his physical health is no longer enough to affect her authority, and his force is not reflected in the individual.

In the entire Naadam Conference, the best men were basically from the old man's hands, and this was his basis. Those strong tribal leaders were all respectful in front of him, and did not dare to offend in the slightest. It wasn't until the young girls started dancing that they had to look at the old man's face first, and only after they got permission did they dare to laugh with these slave girls.

Xin Ai Huang Taiji, the most promising person to inherit the throne of Altan Khan, is also one of the several powerful people of the Tumut tribe. Huang Taiji is very close to the prince of the Central Plains in terms of interpretation. It's just that the prince's life is not very good, his father is too capable of living, and he was born too early, so although he has the reputation of the prince, he is already an old man. And his perennial health is not good, he can't do without medication, and he believes in tradition and refuses to take a bath, which causes him to have a kind of smell lingering all year round, which makes people feel sick. It's just that the tribal health conditions of these leaders are like that, and no one will dislike him, and even if there is, they don't dare to show it in front of them.

Before he died, he did a very foolish thing, he divided all his property equally among all his children, he was energetic and liked to hunt for beauty, in addition to the three ladies, there were many women, and there were many children. Some of these people have no talents, some are confused, and they can't keep their property even if they get a share of it all at once, but let the once powerful Tumut tribe gradually show a trend of disintegration, and the Chahar Mongols in Liaodong have been exposed to the intention of annexation.

People of insight can see that if we want to stabilize the situation, we must have a male lord come forward and raise his arms, so that the tribes of all sizes can reunite together and not be broken by others. And Huang Taiji is clearly the most likely candidate to achieve this goal.

When I was still able to ride a horse and shoot arrows, Xin Ai had been ordered to lead the most elite team of 10,000 people to charge for his father, and his illness was due to the siege of Jingshi during the Gengxu Revolution and received a poisoned arrow. Although the arrow wound healed, the fierce poison smeared on the arrow, like maggots attached to the bones, always plagued his life and made him uncomfortable for the rest of his life. When women serve him, they can only force laughter and disgust, but when men come into contact with him, most of them are in awe. Because the so-called body odor happens to be a symbol of honor for Xin Ai's relatives to risk the arrow stone to win the future of the grassland.

Now that I am dead, Xin Ai naturally wants to inherit the throne. He didn't inherit much from his father's strategy, but he was especially good at scheming and viciousness. During this time, more than a dozen siblings have been annexed or died by him. His wife and subordinates have become the spoils of Xinai's war. Its power has expanded rapidly, and it has become the most powerful of the current Tumut tribes.

One step away from the throne of the Great Khan, and if you cross that obstacle, you will be able to take the final honor. The name of that obstacle is called Sanniangzi.

As the most favored and trusted woman in my answer, the third lady also controls a team of 10,000 people. In the current grassland, this 10,000 people is already a very large combat unit. And although his combat effectiveness cannot be compared with Xin Ai, it can also cause him considerable losses. At the moment, Chahar is eyeing each other, and Xin Ai naturally does not dare to fight with such a huge army, resulting in a defeat for both sides.

According to steppe tradition, the heir inherits not only the father's property, but also the father's wives and concubines. In addition to the biological mother, the father's other wives and concubines will become the heir's concubines. At that time, Mandu Haikedun married his grandson, and then led the troops to the battle, defeating the feud Warat. And according to this traditional custom, the third lady must also marry Xin Ai and become his woman, which is where the contradiction lies.

Xin Ai is considered to be the more rational group of Mongolians, and he never thought of relying on tradition alone to make the three ladies committed. In order to integrate the interior as soon as possible and avoid being swallowed up, he has retreated a lot. The third lady can keep the golden seal of the loyal lady, and can continue to control some troops, such as changing from a team of 10,000 to a team of 1,000 people, and other treatments remain the same. But the problem is that the third lady is not satisfied.

The woman known as the pearl of the steppe is not a Mongolian woman in the traditional sense, not only is she beautiful like a Central Plains woman, but she is also like a woman. For example, she absolutely disobeyed the rule of only taking three baths in her life, and did not hesitate to waste precious water to wash herself every three or five times, if it were not for my infatuation and indulgence, this one would have been enough to kill her. And her heart is also different from that of ordinary Mongolian women, and she is not willing to commit to Xin Ai because of her strength, on the contrary, she does not hide her contempt for Xin Ai, and publicly says that Xin Ai is old and sick, and her appearance is mediocre, and she can cooperate with him, but she will never be reconciled, and Xin Ai is not allowed to touch her body.

Of course, this request can't be agreed, and if you are your own woman and don't let you sleep, what else is it called your own woman? If Xin Ai agreed to this condition, he would be a laughing stock in the grassland, and he would not be able to unite the tribes against the invasion of Chahar, let alone show off his force to the Ming Dynasty and plunder more resources.

The clouds of war drifted over the grassland, and the three ladies took control of the city of Dabansheng established by Altan during his lifetime, and detained the seal of the loyal king of Alta. Without the Golden Seal of the King of Loyalty, there would be no way to trade with the Chamber, and without those precious trade goods, the tribe would quickly weaken and be unable to resist the invasion of the Chahars.

Some of the tribes of Eastern Mongolia have begun to migrate to the pastures of Tumut, which would never have happened in the past. But now that people's hearts are unstable, Xin Ai can't unite the strength of the entire tribe, and it is inconvenient to deal with these pathfinders, so he can only pretend not to see it. The integration must be completed as soon as possible, and let the three ladies join the account with themselves! To achieve this step, it is necessary to cut off the back road of the three ladies.

The back road of the three ladies is the Ming court. As a rare pro-Ming faction on the grassland, Sanniangzi always believed that Mongolia should put down its shelves, forget the history that she was once the master of the Central Plains, and give peace of mind to the Ming Dynasty. In a respectful way, obtain materials from the Central Plains, instead of relying on arches and horses to seek wealth and nobility according to the old way. For this reason, she has gone to Biansai many times, lived in Xuanfu, Yanghe and other places for more than a month, and got along well with the Ming Dynasty officials.

At the moment, there are not many forces on the grassland to support the three ladies. If there is no chance of winning the war with Xin Ai, the only hope lies in the support of the Ming court. The third lady even said that if Xin Ai insisted on persecution, he would take someone to join him and migrate to the Central Plains.

As soon as the news came out, there were a lot more followers around her. After all, compared to the grassland, the most barren land in the Central Plains is a paradise, and if it can really be migrated, it will be the day of the gods. Of course, most of those followers are herdsmen, and they are slaves wherever they go, and it is better to be a slave of the Ming Dynasty. Most of the tribal leaders are reluctant to go to the Ming Dynasty, and the current tribal system in Mongolia, the head has a strong binding force on his subordinates, and he will not be overturned by the three ladies. But if the three ladies are really successful, Tumut will be divided, and the invasion of the Chahar Mongols will be powerless to resist, and it will be difficult to use force against the Ming Dynasty in the future, so naturally it is absolutely impossible.

All this must be stopped, so that the three ladies lose hope and agree to their demands!

Xin Ai is not a good person, and with illness, the attraction of the grassland pearl to him is also average. The only thing he cares about is that the foundation laid by his father cannot be destroyed in his own generation!

"I don't know what your envoy thinks of the skills of our prairie athletes?"

Inside the yurt, Xin Ai asked the guest who had started to do it. The messenger was a man in his thirties, full of books, completely different from the people of the steppe. This is an envoy sent by Zheng Luo, the governor of Xuanda, to negotiate with Xin Ai.

The news of Xin Ai's armament and armament cannot be hidden, coupled with the recent clashes between the Mongolian rangers and the Ming army, Zheng Luo has smelled a dangerous atmosphere, and the messenger sent is the last hope for peace, so that Xin Ai will stop the armed conflict and the two sides will return to the negotiating table.

This messenger named Zhao Yi is one of Zheng Luo's staff, he was born in Xiucai, and he is not ranked in the field, but his brain is definitely enough. To be sent as an envoy, it is naturally because of his own talent and courage that he is worthy of Zheng Luo's trust, so that he will not be intimidated by a Naadam. He smiled and said, "We have seen the majesty of the prairie athletes for a long time. Just like the majesty of the border army, the Great Khan is no stranger. ”

"No, we're not the same...... Xin Ai took a sip of the spirit, suppressing the urge to cough. Our people can't live without working hard, and your people can live even if they run away. Your men can't beat the outlaws, so they have to hide behind the wall and set off their guns. I admit that this approach works a lot of the time, but not all the time. The side walls are too long, and you don't have enough people. I can choose to attack at will, but you don't know where I'm going to attack. ”

"Yes, but if you happen to know, how many of these warriors outside can walk off the battlefield?"

"You see, that's the difference." Xin Ai sneered: "You guys are thinking about leaving before you go to the battlefield, and we have already decided to die from the moment we stepped on horseback. ”

Damn it! Zhao Yi found that his words were inadequate, and he was actually robbed by Xin Ai. A tiger died on the steppe, but a fox was born, and it was not easy to deal with. This person is not domineering, but judging from his cunning performance, it is not easy to deal with. What's more, the current border gates are not ready for war.

"War is the means and the end is the goal. We have too little strength and too many constraints, and if the war starts, there will be heavy casualties, and these people will suffer. ”

Zhao Yi still remembers that before leaving, Zheng Luo and himself watched the children of the military families in the brick kiln outside the city under the leadership of the old man surnamed Xue, working hard to burn bricks. For this old man, Zhao Yi had heard of it. Including these people, as well as what they do, Zheng Luohe himself also knows that there are just too many people and things like this, and they can't all help, so they can only pretend not to see it.

"The old man eats Junlu and repays the kindness of the king, even if he is martyred, he has no regrets. But these people don't deserve to die, the court gave them too little, and they are not qualified to give their lives for the court. Zheng Luo confessed his rebellious thoughts to his henchmen, "I can bear the reputation of being cowardly and fearful of the enemy, and I can't let the people suffer." Moreover, Mongolia has finally been divided into two, and if we weaken Xinai, we can certainly make meritorious contributions, but we have had a problem in national affairs. Once the Turks annex the Tatars, we will face a strong enemy who controls hundreds of thousands of strings and comes and goes like the wind and is not afraid of death. Therefore, keeping the Tatars strong is a matter of benefit to the entire Nine Sides. ”

The words of the old man echoed in his mind repeatedly, and in his ears, Xin Ai had already continued:

"My people may not be able to win Datong and Yanghe, but your people don't dare to come out and fight with us, everyone knows this. My people can go directly from Datong to besiege Jingshi, just like my father did. At that time, your military department was beheaded, and the general army of Datong was destroyed. If it happens again this time, do you think the last governor will die? ”

Although Zhao Yi was poked in the soft underbelly, the expression on his face remained unchanged, "Now it is different from the past, and the Ming Dynasty is not the previous dynasty." If the Great Khan only wants to subdue the court by force, then Zhao can only say one thing, I will accompany 200,000 soldiers to the end! ”

"No, you don't have 200,000 soldiers! You have too many deserters, and there are even fewer people who can actually go to war than mine. Moreover, I didn't think that I had to fight, as long as you were willing to cooperate with me, I could be like my father and remain deferential to Daming. But you have to be sincere. ”

Zhao Yi heard the bones in the other party's words, "Cooperate with the Great Khan." I think I understand what the Great Khan meant. ”

"I like you Ming readers, because you are all smart. Then I would like to know your reply. ”

"Before I came, the military gate had promised it. At present, the ban is severed, and no Mongols will be allowed to enter the Ming Dynasty. ”

"Any Mongols, including me?"

"That's right, including the Great Khan."

Xin Ai raised his wine glass and gestured to Zhao Yi: "Okay!" A toast to Zheng Junmen's iron-faced selflessness! ”

Zhao Yi can be a messenger, in addition to being bold and eloquent, another advantage is that he drinks too much. It was the day when the guests and hosts were happy, and there were many drunk people on the grassland. On that day, Zhao Yi ordered someone to send a letter to Yanghe, explaining the bottom line of Xin Ai, and on that day, the three ladies entered the customs with Wu Shi's smuggling caravan and arrived in Datong.