At the beginning, in order to seek the position of Zhejiang envoy for Tang Shunzhi, Chen Di did persuade Tang Xiaojiang, who was a henchman of Zhai Luan, to resign from his official position. At the same time, he also promised that he would find a position for Tang Xiaojiang in the Sixth Department of Nanjing, let him retain his official status, and then find a way to fill Tang Xiaojiang's real vacancy when the time is right.

But at that time, Chen Di was busy in Zhejiang to implement the transformation of rice into mulberry, train the Flying Tiger Army, and dismantle the guards. I went back and forth and forgot my promise.

Chen Di secretly thought, Tang Yong said that there was a master who instructed him to pretend to be Nanzhen Fu Si Tiqi in Niangzi Pass to assassinate himself? Expert? Who could it be?

First of all, it can't be Emperor Jiajing. Emperor Jiajing is now under house arrest in Yongshou Palace, and Chen Di knows exactly who he has seen and what he has said.

Secondly, it can't be Lu Bing. If Lu Bing wanted to send someone to assassinate him, he would never send Tang to use such a scholar. Although Lu Bing is foolish and loyal, he also understands the overall situation. The Northern Expedition is the top priority of the Ming Dynasty, and he will never pick such a knotty eye to send someone to assassinate himself, the commander of the Northern Expedition.

Could it be Altan Khan? Although he is an enemy, he has to say that Altan Khan is a hero of the steppe, and he will never use such a method against himself. Even if Altan Khan wanted to kill himself, the governor of the Ming Dynasty, he would find an opportunity to kill him on the battlefield.

If you die now, who will benefit the most?

Naturally, it is Yan Song, Yan Shifan's father and son! If he dies, then the authority of the court will completely fall into the hands of this father and son! Finding a scholar to assassinate is like Yan Shifan's self-inflicted smart man's doing.

Chen Di asked Tang Yong: "The master you are talking about is Yan Shifan?" ”

Unexpectedly, Tang Yong laughed loudly: "I, Tang Yong, will never betray my friends!" ：

After saying that, he bit his tongue!

Biting your tongue and killing yourself? Chen Di said: "Hurry up and open his mouth." ”

It was too late for the two Flying Tiger soldiers to break Tang's mouth. Tang's tongue has been bitten in two by himself!

Chen Di sighed: "I didn't expect you, an assassin, to be a backbone person!" Get a military doctor to heal him, and don't let him die. ”

At the same time that Chen Di was in distress at Niangzi Pass, Lu Bing, the commander of Jinyiwei, had already rushed to the Wuliang Habu sweat tent.

Inside the sweat tent, Wuliang Habe Khan Chikun and Lu Bing sat opposite each other.

Lu Bing said to Chi Kun: "I, the Ming Flying Tiger Divine Army, have begun the Northern Expedition. Our Governor hoped that the Khan would raise troops to the east of the Tatars and join the Flying Tigers against the Tatars. ”

Chikun took a leg of roast lamb from the brazier shelf, shaved the lamb with a knife and said, "Deal with the Tatars? The Tatars have just conquered Warat, and now Altan Khan has more than 100,000 elite horsemen under his command! We only have 20,000 cavalry in Uliangha, and there are only 30,000 people in your Flying Tiger Army. 30,000 to 100,000 is a battle that is sure to be lost. Even the children of the steppe understand this. If you want to die, don't pull my clan to back you. ”

Lu Bingdao: "I didn't expect that the descendants of Duoyan Sanwei, who followed Grandpa Cheng to dominate the world, turned out to be cowardly as a mouse!" ”

Chi Kun put down the knife in his hand: "We are all warriors. But my warriors will not make senseless sacrifices! At the beginning, my ancestors followed the Yongle Emperor to fight in the south, and after the success, you Ming Kingdom did give a lot of rewards, but that was nearly a hundred years ago! I only know that now the Tatars are strong and strong, and we are enemies with them, so we can only ask for our own hardships. ”

Lu Bing said: "That's right, the Tatar Ministry is indeed strong. Even a large tribe like the Warat tribe could be wiped out by the Tatars in an instant. I dare to ask the Khan, who will be the next person to deal with after the destruction of Varat by the Tatars? ”

Chi Kun asked, "Who is it?" ”

Lu Bing replied: "Naturally, it's your Wuliang Habu!" First of all, there are only two tribes left in the Mongolian steppe, the Tatars and the Uliangha, will Altan Khan sit idly by and watch you occupy the fertile eastern steppes? Probably not, right? Secondly, Altan Khan has always prided himself on being the descendant of the Golden Family. In his eyes, Ulianghabe is just a group of Khalkha descendants! What was the relationship between the Khalkha and Genghis Khan at the beginning, you should be clear, right? The Khalkha have been slaves of the Golden Family for hundreds of years, and now Altan Khan still regards you as slaves! From this point of view, Altan Khan will certainly raise an army against you. ”

Chikun said: "Bah, it was Genghis Khan who deceived us and defeated our Khalkha Khan to dominate the grassland. Are we slaves? The Golden Family is a slave by the root! ”

Lu Bing continued: "Great Khan, in short, the Tatar Ministry has been destroyed, and the next target must be your Uliangha Ministry. When the Uliang Habu is also defeated and Altan Khan unifies the Mongolian steppe, he will raise troops to attack our Ming Dynasty. I borrow a quote from you, this is a truth that even the children of the grassland understand! Therefore, our Governor Chen Dadu struck first and took the initiative to attack Tatar. ”

Chikun said: "Is it useful to say this? The pass is that we have only 20,000 horses in the Uliang Habu, and your Chen Dadu Governor only has more than 10,000 horses. How to fight with Altan Khan's hundreds of thousands of iron horsemen? ”

Lu Bing said with a smile: "Although the Flying Tiger Army only has 10,000 people, it is worth 100,000 troops!" You should have heard about the last time the Tatars entered the Ming Dynasty, and the Governor of Chen repelled the Tatar army of 40,000 with two or three thousand men! You are so close to Nu'er Gandusi here, you should have heard that Governor Chen led 5,000 Flying Tiger troops to destroy the two major Jurchen tribes of Jianzhou and Haixi in a few hours. The combat power of the Flying Tiger Army is well known to everyone in the world. ”

Chi Kun said: "Since the Flying Tiger Army is so powerful, why do you want our Uliang Habu to be a helper in the fight against the Tatars?" ”

Lu Bingdao: "We have a word in Daming, which is called icing on the cake. There is another sentence that calls multiple monkeys to fill in three points. Not to mention more than 20,000 Uliang Habe warriors who are proficient in horse archery! Governor Chen's Northern Expedition is determined to completely wipe out the forces of the Tatar Army! Governor Chen promised that when the Tatars were defeated, the Mongolian steppe would be divided into two! The western grassland belongs to the Ming Dynasty, and the eastern grassland belongs to your Ulianghabu! ”

Chi Kun was moved by Lu Bing's words. His idea at the moment was that he could have his 20,000 cavalry on standby on the eastern border with Tatar. If the Ming army's attack goes well, they will send troops to take advantage of the fire in Tatar territory. If the Ming army was completely annihilated by Altan Khan, he would withdraw his army.

Chi Kun said to Lu Bing: "Okay, you go back and tell your Dadu Governor that our Wuliang Habu is willing to cooperate with the Ming army to attack Tatar!" After the deed was accomplished, according to his proposal, half of the Mongolian steppe was handed over to our Uliangha tribe. ”

Lu Bing let out a sigh of relief, his purpose of coming to Wuliang Habu this time had been achieved. Next, it's up to Chen Di and the Flying Tiger Army.

Chi Kun said to Lu Bing again: "You have a saying in the Ming Kingdom, which is called sacrificing your life to accompany the gentleman. I hope that your Governor Chen Di is a gentleman and true to his word. ”

Lu Bingxin said that when it comes to dealing with foreigners, Chen Di is not a gentleman, and he is a complete untrustworthy bastard.