The meadow, which had just been trampled by the horses' hooves last night, was once again destroyed by the iron hooves, and the smoke and dust swept up and the flesh flew everywhere. The steel knife slashed into the body, and the arrow pierced the chest. The tiger does not eat the tiger and the eagle does not eat the eagle, but it is a beautiful vision. The reality is that cannibalism is more brutal than fighting with outsiders. Each other's tactics are similar and their combat skills are equal, and what determines the direction of victory or defeat is the number of people and morale. And these two things are exactly what the immortal side lacks.

Instead of providing assistance to Changsheng, Chi Lie and Cha Ge's troops took the initiative to distance themselves from him. Although Turile's subordinates also had hundreds of loyal soldiers, it didn't make much sense to be caught between the three ladies and the other two Blood Alliance guards. What's more, with Fan Jin's orders, the Ming cavalry also joined the battle group.

In addition to the standard battalion, these cavalry are the families under the command of the border generals, and they are well-equipped and unrivaled. Using a large amount of flesh and blood of the border army to feed a small number of family members will naturally not be bad in terms of equipment. These soldiers were well equipped and far superior to the Mongol counterparts. When they charged, Turile and Immortal were doomed.

The smoke and dust gradually fell, the fighting subsided, and the grassland was littered with corpses. I thought it would happen last night, but I didn't expect it to be postponed until now. But in comparison, the number of dead people is already far lower than expected. All the corpses added up to less than five hundred, plus a few hundred wounded prisoners, even if they were all executed, would be only a thousand, which was already a model of peaceful handover in the struggle for the throne of the steppe.

Turile's hands were cut off at the wrists, and he was pulled behind his horse by Haishou. Because Turile had been shouting that he had been wronged, he was stuffed with a piece of wood in his mouth, and he couldn't say anything. The interrogation on the prairie is so simple and brutal that it can be punished as long as it is found guilty, and there is no need to hear the defendant's arguments. Changsheng was tied to the ground by the five flowers, and the two centurians who came with him, except for a few captives, the others had been killed on the spot.

Changsheng's mouth was not blocked, but he was a person who understood, and he knew that things had come to this point, and shouting grievances had no other effect than embarrassment. People have already decided that they are murderers, and it is useless to say anything. He only sneered and said, "Zhongjin Hatun! We are all descendants of the Golden Family, and you are going to kill me for outsiders? The leader who betrays his own people will only be spurned by his people in the end. The Ming court will not always support you, the wind of the grassland will never return, only the stone will be immortal for ten thousand years. Tumen Khan will avenge me, and what I have suffered today will be upon each of you in the future! ”

The third lady didn't say a word, came behind Changsheng, and raised the Xueliang sweaty scimitar high. Fan Jin frowned and said, "This matter can be done by someone else......

Before the words fell, the blade flickered, and blood splattered. The immortal's head rolled to the side, and the dead body fell to the ground. The blood that splattered out fell on the third lady's head and body, she didn't feel anything dirty, but smiled at Fan Jin very proudly: "What you can do, don't trouble others." This is the rule of the steppe! ”

She raised her scimitar high and looked at the soldiers around her. Looking at her appearance, everyone was momentarily confused, and soon Haishou was the first to understand, and without saying a word, he knelt on the ground and said loudly: "Zhongjin Hatun!" Chung Kim Hatun! ”

Afterwards, Sange, Chi Lie, Cha Ge and others also jumped off their horses as if they were waking up from a dream, kneeling on the ground and shouting Zhong Jin Hatun's name loudly. One by one, the cavalry dismounted, bowed to the three ladies, and chanted the name of Zhongjin Hatun. It didn't take long for Talik's old subordinates and Xin Ai's subordinates to kneel down and participate in Shanhu's team. The third lady accepted the worship of her subordinates with a serious expression without saying a word, and the sun shone on her, like a blood-stained Valkyrie, so that Xue Wu and Mei Ruyu, the two women with unique skills, were also overwhelmed, if it wasn't for Fan Jin's side, maybe they would have subconsciously participated in kneeling and shouting.

The new owner of the Jokhang Temple, that is, the learned monk who took the lead in exposing Tuo Lik last night, looked at this scene and shook his head gently: "Only if these people die, they can complete the great cause, this is the great merit of great compassion, it seems that I did this right." ”

War horses galloped across the grassland, frighteningly fast. Dragged behind by a rope, Turile ran at first, but soon he could not keep up with his horse, and he fell to the ground. The knight did not mean to stop, but increased his speed, and Turile's head and face rubbed against the grass, and blood and flesh soon appeared on the blades of grass. He stuffed Mu Fangzi into his mouth, and he couldn't shout when he wanted to, so he could only let out a whimper of pain.

On the other side, the captives from Doyanwei fell to their knees in rows, each with a strong Mongol soldier standing behind him, and with each whip Dolan shook the whip, a row of heads fell to the ground. The headless corpse was thrown into a deep pit that had been dug long ago, and the head was put aside, ready to build a small Jingguan according to Fan Jin's suggestion.

Turile's subordinates were different from the immortal's retinue in that they had one more chance of pardon. As long as they are willing to point out Turile's crimes, they can survive and leave the steppe and live in the Ming Dynasty. Otherwise, you will become a part of the Jingguan. Some gritted their teeth and insisted, saying they had nothing to say, but many more chose to give in. They scrambled to talk about Turil's crimes, from collusion with the Immortal to the murder of the Great Khan, and then some people even testified that Turile cuckolded the Great Khan and had an affair with Khotun. Maybe he murdered the Great Khan because the affair was revealed, and the son of Pullik Khan didn't know whose bloodline it was.

Everyone who made a correction was pardoned. The more serious the offence is corrected, the more preferential treatment will be received. When it was claimed that Turile had planned the murder of Xin Ai and the murder of Me, Fan Jin knew that there was no need to listen to these words. took Xue Wu and Mei Ruyu to ride their horses and left, and returned to Dabansheng City.

Seeing that there was no one left and right, Mei Ruyu said in a low voice: "Master, last night's fire?" ”

"Of course I put it. Most of the barrels were half-empty, and underneath were full of gunpowder. I said that I would send a batch of gunpowder to the third lady, but I can't be untrustworthy, right? So Changsheng is a very smart guy, and he guessed from the sound of the explosion that I did it. Actually, I can't help it, I don't have to use the gunpowder, and I'm not sure it will burn so cleanly. Besides, I'm afraid that someone will put out the fire and rescue things, and they will all be goofed up. ”

Mei Ruyu said: "Then the old man burned the big board to ascend to the city, just to clear the suspicion of the third lady?" Just like when I used to open a gambling stall, I would let others win, otherwise others would suspect me of cheating. ”

"Clever!"

Xue Wudao: "The concubine doesn't understand, just let the third lady let go of her hands and feet to kill last night, why do you want to make such a show?" ”

"If the third lady let go of her hands and feet to kill people last night, everyone would know that she did it, and her position would not be stable. If the internal fighting in Tumut escalates and the Chahar takes advantage of the situation, Tumen Khan may really dominate the tribes of the steppe. This is not necessarily a bad thing to unify all the departments of the grassland, but it can't be done by Tumen Khan, and it is only right that the three ladies can do it. So she has to win not only to win, but also to win the single, so that people will not doubt her. She can kill, but she must kill above board, so that she can be qualified to be the master of the grassland. ”

Mei Ruyu said: "Master, how did Rick die?" ”

Fan Jin shook his head: "How do I know?" Am I really a god? The more carefully planned, the more likely it is to fail. If there is a problem in a small link, the whole plan cannot be promoted, not because of a clever plan, but because of a trick. The general direction is given, and the specific way to go depends on the operation of the people below. I don't even know where Raklik lives, how can I arrange for someone to kill him? So there are many possibilities for his death. Maybe it was Turile who did him, after all, it was a fact that he sent someone to investigate Turile, these people were frivolous in their hands, and Turile was the first to strike when he heard the news. Or maybe Changsheng originally wanted to frame the third lady, but he didn't expect to lift a stone and hit himself in the foot. If it's not, I don't even know what the three ladies have in arrangement. Of course, it can also be a coincidence. The Mongols are not like us in fighting, they really want to shoot arrows with sticks. It is not impossible that the black light blinded the fire and accidentally hit the arrow. ”

Xue Wu frowned and said, "I think it's the most likely that the third lady arranged the killer." She must have her own pawn in the Talik tribe, just like the Jokhang Temple. When I was talking today, someone deliberately catered to the three ladies, and made a noise at a critical time, so that things became the way they are now. Those two blood alliance brothers may be the people of the third lady. ”

Mei Ruyu said: "This is impossible. At first glance, you just don't understand the rules of the grassland. The Blood Alliance Guard and the Great Khan drink blood wine together, and they are like brothers and sisters. The spoils of the Great Khan were to be shared with his brothers, who were to keep the Great Khan safe. If the Great Khan died, his blood alliance brothers would all be buried, and they would not be able to turn back. ”

"There are special circumstances for this kind of thing." Fan Jin said with a smile: "If Changsheng wins this time, Turile will definitely not have to be martyred." Now those two guys don't have to be buried. They may not be the people of the Three Ladies, but from the slave girl, they see hope. If I can keep that slave girl, I can keep them from dying. Therefore, this tacit understanding is not necessarily established in advance, but a decision to defect according to the situation. Besides, I have already made the situation very clear, Da Ming is only a boy who scatters money, and does not interfere in their internal affairs. Chahar is like a wicked mother-in-law, who has to take care of everything. They are not stupid, and naturally they know who to stand with. ”

Fan Jin changed his words, "But Wu'er is right, the third lady must have someone by his side, since last night, those people have played a role, and the plan can go so smoothly." ”

Xue Wudao: "This woman is too scheming. Even if there is no master, maybe she will turn her face and get angry with Pullik, and she needs a few more eyes to get along, so as not to be calculated by her. ”

Fan Jin smiled: "You're too worried." If it was a brainless woman, I wouldn't have worked with her. The king of the steppe, he must need a strategy, otherwise he will not wait to be swallowed? I am very satisfied with her performance, and she is qualified to be a vassal of the Ming Dynasty. ”

Mei Ruyu snorted, "Is her performance here satisfying the master, or is her performance elsewhere satisfying the master?" We have soldiers in the Ming Dynasty, so we have to use a woman? Taking advantage of the civil strife in Tumut, he directly sent troops to sweep them, so there would be no need to be so troublesome. ”

Fan Jin smiled and pinched Mei Ruyu's face, "I only have a friendship with her on official business, but the friendship in other places is on you, you still owe me a son!" ”

He teased Mei Ruyu, and then said: "Sending troops to Tumut is indeed a choice, and in the current situation, most of them will win." But so what? This place is not suitable for us to live in, and we can't hold it down. The common people do not want to farm here, and farming may not be able to feed them. Even if it can be fed, it is nothing more than cultivating another Mongolia. The people of the Ming Dynasty do not mean that they will always be loyal to the Ming Dynasty, in case they develop the strength to seize the world, they will be another Northern Wei Dynasty Gao Huan. I worked hard to promote culture and education, built academies in border areas, and let people study more, that is, to avoid the appearance of heroes and heroes in military important places as much as possible. In fact, the current border problem is already very serious, and more and more generals have appeared, and they have been martial artists who have been sitting on one side for generations, and they are better to speak than to order the imperial court. They will naturally give the court face, and if they don't, it will be very troublesome. It's hard enough for me to solve this problem just by trying to, how can I still give a new warlord soil to grow? Besides, that's not how big countries play. ”

Xue Wudao: "If you think about it, you must be a soldier who surrenders without a fight!" ”

"Wu'er still understands me." Fan Jin smiled and nodded, "If you can not fight, you won't fight, and you can't give the martial artists the space to fight against the imperial court, so you can only outwit the plug, not the enemy." It would be nice to use trade as a weapon, buy with gold, silver, wealth, grain, and grass, and let them kill each other. ”

Mei Ruyu said: "Then the old man is not afraid of raising tigers? ”

"I raised this tiger, what's so scary?"

Fan Jin said with his mouth, but he had other plans in his heart. He didn't trust Emperor Wanli, although this little emperor was his own reader, but the Supreme Fat Mansion did not become the Supreme Abandoned Mansion, even if he tried his best, he could not stop him from chasing power. It is still uncertain how far the relationship with his father-in-law and his relationship will go in the future. If you are an official in the court, you will naturally have a way to control the three ladies, and it doesn't matter how big and fierce this tiger is. If one day Wanli really stabbed his son-in-law, there are tigers outside the plug and Jiao on the sea, it is not a bad thing for him, and the worst result can also drag him to the end.

Of course, he couldn't say this kind of thought, so he just laughed it off. Xue Wudao: "You have to raise a tiger to worry about it, and now it's a matter of whether the tiger can be raised or not." Pullik is dead, Xin Ai is dead, there are many sons of Alta, and there is a veteran in the previous generation. These people are here, can you make sure that the child you want to support can sweat? ”

Fan Jin smiled and said, "Is this...... I'll tell you a secret, I didn't run out of gunpowder with me. ”

The three of them glanced at each other, laughed at the same time, and waited all the way back to the rest station, before Xue Wu ran away, Fan Jin had already picked her up and threw her on the gum, and then instructed Mei Ruyu, who was at a loss: "Take it off yourself, don't wait for me to make efforts." ”

When the third lady came to Fan Jin's room, the two women were still lazy, and the third lady looked at the two of them and became angry, and said angrily: "It's not dark yet!" ”

"Does it have anything to do with whether it's dark or not?" Fan Jin asked innocently: "Besides, as soon as you come, I won't want to sleep, so naturally I have to hurry up." ”

The third lady felt that there was a lot of ambiguity in his words, and she didn't know if he was teasing himself or unintentionally, so she didn't think about how to answer it for a while. Fan Jin said again: "We will be very busy this night. The grain hidden in the ground had to be taken out and distributed to the herdsmen, and the new owner of the Jokhang Temple had to cooperate and say that it was a miracle. Before your other sons arrive, we're going to let the news spread throughout the steppes. I'll arrange the things, and you can do the operations, what's the difficulty for Madame? ”

"It's a little thing that doesn't bother me!" The third lady didn't have the heart to tease Fan Jin at this time, and spent all her energy on the next overall situation. Whether you can be the master of the grassland depends on this move. Fan Jin said again at this time: "The slave girl? ”

"It has been arranged to keep her and her family safe."

"That's good, this person is very important, don't let her have an accident."

"Dolan is staring, it's going to be fine."

"Miss Dolan is very capable, I don't know if she has a husband?"

"She and I have served the old prince together, so she has never married. If you're interested, I'll let her serve you. ”

"Then you don't have to. But I have a general under him, named Qi Jin, you can also see it. The lad is outstanding, does Madame think he is worthy of Miss Dolan? ”

The third lady was stunned for a moment, afraid that Fan Jin didn't understand, so she said it again. "Although Dolan is not married, he has served the old prince. Don't you Han people care much about this? ”

"Not all of us are so narrow-minded. As long as Miss Dolan is willing, I will be responsible for Qi Jin's side. This is a marriage between the grassland and the Central Plains, and the relationship is very important. ”

The third lady also understood, nodded and agreed: "In this case, I won't refuse to agree to Dolan's side." As she spoke, she couldn't help but feel some resentment in her heart, and a sentence surged up her throat: If I marry, do you dare to marry? But when the words came to his lips, he also knew that it was out of place, so he finally swallowed it back. However, looking at Fan Jin's attitude, he really didn't think that a woman's past was very important, the haze in the heart of the third lady gradually disappeared, and a ray of sunshine shone into her heart.