After dark, Han Lao Liu was still on his way with more than 90 brothers under his command.

The horses' hooves broke through the silence of the night, but fortunately the grass was deep and thick, and the number of men and horses was not large, and it did not make much noise in the open grassland.

After receiving the letter, they set out from the Daqing Mountain Range, calculating the time, just enough to intercept the target on the flat ground south of Ma'anling...... According to Sunang Taiji's intelligence, that Zhang Han was a Han merchant from the south of the Great Wall, with some bodyguards to escort him, and the number of people was only about 30 people in total, this was not a difficult bone to gnaw, but a piece of tender and delicious fat.

Han Lao Liu's subordinates originally had more than 110 people, and a while ago they beat a Mongolian tribe, grabbed some horses, cattle and sheep, and rushed thousands of miles away to sell them to other tribes, in exchange for some gold, silver and silk, and the income was rich, but they also folded more than 20 brothers, those shepherds still dare to work hard when protecting their property, just a young shepherd turned over on a horse, holding a riding bow and could shoot reflexively, accurate and fast, even if the horse bandits are very good at riding and archery, running away and killing herds of herdsmen will also break their own manpower, This time, Su Nang asked them to do this, which is equivalent to a fortune falling from the sky, which is a good thing that you will wake up with a smile in your dreams.

Years of horse thief career also made Han Lao Liu have a fine heart under the roughness of the surface, he did not delay time, all the way to the road, and at night also by the moonlight and starlight to hurry, the terrain of thousands of miles around this is contained in Han Lao Liu's heart, not afraid of the dark to go the wrong way, calculated to the place, Han Lao Liu whistled, people and horses stopped, under the moonlight, Han Lao Liu glanced at all his subordinates, and saw that their horses were very fat, their bellies were round, and their legs were very strong, he nodded with satisfaction. Han Lao Liu dismounted first, and the rest of the horse thieves dismounted one after another, familiar with the task at hand, took care of the horse, and then took out the dry cake and ate and drank with water, few people spoke, and there was only a slight sound in the entire camping place.

The horse thieves who have accumulated years are no worse than the army in terms of self-restraint, and Han Lao Liu has never felt that his subordinates are inferior to the elite armies of the Ming or Mongolians.

After resting for a while, Han Lao Liu's oblique scar on his face moved, and he ordered: "The sentry is still far away, be careful, send a few veterans to the front sentry to see when Zhang Han and his group will cross Ma'anling, and the rest hurry up to sleep, recover their strength, and tomorrow after the morning, we will wait for the fat to drill into our mouths." ”

All the horse thieves let out a slight laugh, their faces showed undisguised hideousness and cruelty, they have Han and Mongols, but no one will show mercy when robbing Han or Mongols, once they target the tribe or the Han people in Banshengdi, or the passing caravan, the end is most likely to be everyone killed, and then rob all the goods, in their eyes only gold and silver are relatives, if there is a need to abandon the village and flee, even if they wield a knife to kill their women and children, These horse thieves will also be able to swing their knives without blinking an eye, and tomorrow's caravans will definitely be fat, and after killing all the merchants, they will gain wealth, which is what they want to do and are most willing to do.

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In the early morning, a faint ray of light shone on Zhang Han's face, as soft as a mother's hand brushing his face, and Zhang Han woke up.

His body and body were covered with thick fur, both wolf and fox, which were padded underneath his body or covered his body, making him feel soft and comfortable.

When the wind came and went, Zhang Han almost suspected that the wind would blow the felt bag over, but when the sun shone on his face overnight, it seemed that last night's strong wind was just his hallucination.

There has been a lot of movement outside, staying here for two days in Namur, and a lot of Taiji who can't remember their names push the cup and change the lamp, eating roast mutton or hand-held meat, and constantly drinking mare's milk wine, after Zhang Han said that he wanted to return to Qingcheng last night, many Taiji were in tears to see off, hugging and saying goodbye to Zhang Han one by one, that kind of enthusiasm makes people feel that the two sides have established a deep friendship, and Zhang Han feels very satisfied, at least in the posture, he and He Yusheng have been recognized by a considerable number of Taiji on the right, with the endorsement of these guys, The establishment of business will be very smooth, and all that remains is the distribution of interests and daily transaction management, of course, he has no doubt that once there is a problem with the distribution, these Taiji, who have a lot of sheep and smell, will turn around and stab him.

Soon after Zhang Han came out, Na Mu'er and many Taiji came to see him off, Na Mu'er and the others did not go with Zhang Han, they still needed to hold a meeting, and then refine Zhang Han's handicap, and each family would distribute the benefits clearly, and then they could go to Qingcheng to stand with Bu Shitu and suppress Su Sang and Bu Bag, this kind of thing is inconvenient to do in front of outsiders, it is necessary to slap the table and hit the board, and even draw a knife to face each other, so there is no need to ask outsiders to see jokes.

"Taiji still needs to rush to Qingcheng as soon as possible." Zhang Han shook hands with Namur and said goodbye, saying: "It's almost late autumn, and the wind is strong in the evening, if there is a heavy snowstorm, my plan to rush to Baicheng or Liaodong before winter will have to be stranded." ”

"Don't worry, Proprietor Zhang!" Namur'er's weather-beaten face was full of smiles, and he said: "I have sent urgent messengers to all places, whether it is Baihong Dataiji or Hongtu Balu Taiji, or Lin Dan Khan or Horqin's Obataiji, they have ordered to run to it, and tell you that the proprietor of Taiji Zhang and the caravan are friends of my tribe, as long as we are friends of the Mongols, no matter where we encounter wind and frost and heavy snow, we will have hot felt bags to rest, milk tea to drink, mutton to eat, no matter what kind of snowstorm and snow, there is no need to be afraid!" ”

Zhang Han was also a little moved in his heart, although this is a friendship bought by money, but the gray-haired old Mongolian in front of him just performed a little iron-blooded man with some tender feelings, like Bu Shitu Khan can't do such a thing, no wonder the status of this young Khan is getting worse and worse than before, and the right-wing Mongolia is also falling apart.

After everyone hugged each other, they said goodbye to the road, the three big cars from full to empty, the loss of money into full friendship, everyone's mood was very happy, solved the Namur side, the right-wing Mongolia here three percent of the strength stood at the head of Yusheng, plus Bu Shitu, the strength of more than seventy percent, Su Bao and Bu Bao can only succumb, after opening a good head, to the west is the Baihong Dataiji of Karaqin, there has been contact beforehand, there is no problem to talk about it, so talk about the past one by one, It is still very possible to negotiate the entire business road within half a year, once the business road is established, it will be more than one million benefits every year, this prospect, even if Sun Jingting, who has a quiet personality and does not care much about money, thinks about it and feels a burst of shock!

The mood of the crowd is very high, all the way back to the south, the Namur tribe sent the farewell people out of thirty miles and then turned back, the two sides waved on the horse, the sky was blue in front of them, a few white clouds moved slowly under the breeze, a small hill formed a wide hilly area, the grass grew very long, obscured a lot of sight, behind him is the Daqingshan Mountain Range that stretches for thousands of miles, in front of it is vaguely a river flooded with black water surging and rushing through, out of the boundary of Namur Taiji, this kind of wild scenery is more, The flock of sheep and felt bags like white clouds disappeared, only the grass faintly had yellow rabbits flying by, and the yellow sheep in the distance were hurrying unhurriedly, and they didn't care much about and precaution against the passing crowd, and there seemed to be gray wolf shadows running through the grass, Duo'er and others felt itchy hands, but at this time it was only a short time to go, and it was not yet time to shoot and barbecue, so they could only watch these fat prey run away.

It has to be said that the late autumn season is the best time on the grassland, the green grass has not yet withered, the prey and cattle and sheep have eaten a spring and a summer of sufficient food and become extremely fat, the weather is high and cool in autumn, not like the midsummer when the people who are hot during the day want to die, the general cold at night is pressing, now the night is colder, but the day is to make people feel extremely comfortable.

Zhang Han and Sun Jingting rode side by side, the two began to chat, casually saying some anecdotes and stories of the dynasty, Sun Jingting is a talent of Zhenggen, in fact, it is very possible to raise people in the academic examination, plus many years of experience in the Dongshan Society, and also care about the government, so the horizon is broad, especially the straightforward temperament, speaking without the sour and rotten spirit of a scholar, accusing the government to be particularly happy, in the ears of others this Sun Jingting spoke a little too bold, very deviant, but this person accused the Wanli Emperor and the courtiers of the joy, But it was made Zhang Han very happy to listen to it.

“…… said that our emperor was drunk and wealthy, but in fact, how did the foreign ministers get it in the harem, it was pure fart, but it was true that the emperor was angry in his heart. Looking at the copy, from the middle of Wanli to the present, there are too many emperors who do not go to court and stay in the middle! This is gambling anger, what kind of anger is gambling, it is nothing more than the evil breath of seizing the heir and being rejected and controlled by the ministers! ”

"Bad national politics with private affairs, staying too much in the middle, and bad places with bad places, it is really not as good as a human king."

"It is actually right to collect industrial and commercial taxes, but the emperor did not expect that in the past few hundred years, although industry and commerce have not been taxed, but the local roots are intertwined, and the profits of businessmen have been taken away by various hidden rules, and the profits are still local officials and gentry, and the eunuchs sent from Beijing have brought their entourages to the villains, and the emperor has to exploit more than 100 places, and it is not advisable to kill chickens and eggs!"

"The administration of the dynasty is sloppy, learning from the Tang Dynasty but not like the Tang Dynasty, like the Song Dynasty instead of the Song Dynasty, the military system was originally the inner reality and the outer void, and the civil engineering became the outer reality and the inner void, and the peaceful season is just that, or the troubled times are coming, it is like a building built of rotten wood, and it will fall down when it is pushed!"

"The scholar doctor is drunk and having fun, and the flies and dogs only care about their own homes, and they claim to be righteous, but in fact they are despicable!"

Sun Jingting said smoothly, usually he often talked about the government when he was in Lingqiu, but he was always stopped by Sun Anle, and he did not find a colleague who criticized the government with him, in fact, at that time, the southern scholars were no better than Sun Jingting when they criticized the national politics, but the northern atmosphere was closed and conservative, and they were not as bold and daring as the southern scholars.

Zhang Han listened at first, occasionally interjected, and finally he smiled and said: "Xiaozheng, looking at your appearance, it reminds me of those scholars in the south, such as the Donglin Party." ”

"Donglin Party?" Sun Jingting looked disdainful and said, "Those guys, Wen Lan doesn't want to compare me with them!" ”

"Why is that?"

"What I said is that the people who are despicable in the righteousness are these people, this generation will form a party in the court, although it is not our party, it is right and wrong, and it is our party that is wrong and right, and in the opposition, it gathers in the name of lecturing, controls public opinion, and holds the government hostage, and divides the industrial and commercial advantages together, and the soup is not revealed, the emperor sends eunuchs to collect taxes in various places, and this generation cooperates with the attaché to share the benefits, and then beats a rake, and plants the bad things on the eunuchs, pointing directly to the emperor's immorality, in fact, how good are they themselves? They take advantage of the righteousness, and the benefits are a lot, and the cheap things in the world are theirs, how can there be such a reason! ”

Sun Jingting really has the backbone of northern scholars and scholars, even if he is disappointed in Daming, he is also disappointed in Wanli to the bones, in the end, he still takes the world as his responsibility, and when it comes to southern scholars, he looks down on them in his heart.

Zhang Han also knows a lot about the rotten things of the Donglin Party, but the Ming Dynasty is the root of the disease, in a fashionable phrase, it is a system problem, and it is not enough to blame the Jiangnan gentry for a power group, Sun Jingting's words are still a little biased.