In the Flower Hall of the Prime Minister's Mansion, the python robe and jade belt worn by Zhang Juzheng have not been replaced, and the more tall and straight it looks, the momentum of the emperor is extraordinary.

He paced back and forth in the hall with his hands behind his back, his brow faintly tinged with melancholy.

The Ming Dynasty is thriving, the implementation of the new policy is deepening day by day, and there is Qi Jiguang and a group of generals who can defend the country and defend the country.

Zeng Shengwu, the secretary of the military department, sat on the Taishi chair, leaning forward slightly, as if to explain for Zhang Juzheng: "The news from the third lady's side is not necessarily accurate, Altan Khan is not dead, Huangtai Jiyan dares to do this?" Let's strengthen our combat preparedness, and there are strong soldiers under Qi Shuai, why are you afraid of him knocking on the pass? ”

Zhang Juzheng sighed and looked at Zeng Xingwu again: "All the methods of using soldiers, the whole country is the first, and the country is secondary: the whole army is the first, the army is second: the whole brigade is the first, the brigade is second, the brigade is second, the whole army is the first, the second is the pawn, the second is the pawn, the second is the whole army, and the second is the army. Therefore, the victories are also the good of the good: the soldiers who surrender without a fight, and the good of the good. ”

Zhang Juzheng's "Art of War" by reciting it implicitly implies a warning, and in the past, as the governor of Sichuan, he led Liu Cheng and other generals to exterminate the Yingren Rebellion that plagued the Ming Dynasty for more than a year, which can be described as a great achievement: However, now, as the secretary of the military department who controls the overall situation of the whole matter, it has to be raised from the level of "victory" to the "army that surrenders without a fight".

Zeng Xingwu's face turned red, and he arched his hand and said: "Shengwu, I am taught." ”

Zhang Juzheng smiled and nodded.

Altan Khan's power is not comparable to that of Tumen Khan and Dong Fox, this Khan King's surname is only a catty, but a descendant of Genghis Khan, the descendant of the Golden Family, and the power of the north.

He commanded more than 200,000 people who controlled the strings, the soldiers were strong and the horses were strong, the land of the horses from Qinghai Lake to the Hulunbuir grassland has always been a strong enemy of the Ming Dynasty in the north, and finally Jiajing Dynasty, the Great Wall along the army was inexhaustible, and even in the 29th year of Jiajing, the Great Wall was broken through the defense of the Great Wall, and the soldiers were under the city of Beijing, which made the government and the opposition shake.

It was not until the Longqing period that the grandson of Altan Khan surrendered Hannaji to the Ming Dynasty, Zhang Juzheng and Wang Chonggu Fang were at the border at the right time, and presided over the matter of Altan tribute for more than ten years, and finally the war subsided, and the north was peaceful.

Unexpectedly, more than ten years later, bad news came again, and Zhang Juzheng and Zeng Xingwu were uneasy.

In addition, in addition to the overall situation of peacekeeping, Zhang Juzheng also has a little bit of a heart in the past, when I replied that the tribute was prepared by him in the center, if the fight starts again now, this will undoubtedly become a powerful weapon for political opponents to attack him, and it would be too unjust to be splashed with dirty water of "fornication shoes".

At this moment, Yao Ba hurriedly walked outside the hall and reminded in a low voice: "Master, General Qin is here." ”

"Please, please" Zhang Juzheng did not wander in the slightest.

Qin Lin strode up to the hall, Zhang Juzheng and Zeng Xingwu are old acquaintances, there is no need to be formal, Qin Lin asked straight to the point: "Is it coastal defense or something wrong on land?" ”

Zeng Xingwu stroked his black beard and laughed: "Brother Qin really knew the meaning of the strings when he heard the string song, and when he saw the old brother, he guessed three points first. ”

"Don't laugh panic," Zhang Juzheng told Zeng Xingwu to tell Qin Lin about the matter.

Zeng Xingwu was an optimist, and he didn't look sad when he encountered things, and told Qin Lin in detail.

The words have to go from the old days, the current "Zhongjin Hatun" Mongolian princess Sanniangzi is actually the granddaughter of her husband Altan Khan, who was originally promised to be married to Alta's grandson Hannaji.

Who knows, just like Emperor Tang Ming fell in love with Yang Guifei, Altan Khan, a guy with a heavy taste, actually fell in love with his granddaughter and granddaughter-in-law, snatched the three ladies into his arms, and played the funny trick of pressing begonias with a pear flower in his hand.

turned Hannaji into a red face and simply surrendered to the Ming Dynasty.

Altan Khan turned around and regretted it, feeling that he was too sorry for his grandson, and was afraid that the Ming Dynasty would slaughter Hannaji, and tried every means to get him back from the Ming Dynasty.

Zhang Juzheng, Wang Chonggu and Fang Fengshi took this opportunity to negotiate, and finally completed the Alta tribute, and the Ming Dynasty named Altan Khan as the king of Shunyi, opened the frontier trade, and sent Hannaji home, and Altan Khan handed over the group of traitors of Bailian Beizong Zhao Quan and Zhao Hengbei.

Ten years have passed, the White Lotus Northern Sect has been wiped out, Altan Khan is in his last years, and the prestige of the three ladies is getting bigger and bigger, almost on behalf of Altan Khan in charge of the grassland, but she is very young and was originally the granddaughter of Altan Khan, and several of Altan Khan's sons are older than her, so there is a power struggle. ,

The envoy who has recently been sent by the Altan side to pay tribute is none other than Huang Taiji, the eldest son of Alta (that is, the uncle and stepson of the third lady, well, enough chaos), who has always been at odds with his stepmother and niece, the third lady, and has always hated the Ming Dynasty and belongs to the militants on the Mongolian side.

In comparison, the three ladies belong to the pro-Ming faction, and the relationship with the Ming court is quite close, and they strongly advocate maintaining peace between the two sides.

Just yesterday, Huang Taiji arrived in Beijing as a tributary envoy, and the letter of the third lady was also sent to the military department at the same time, telling the imperial court that Huang Taiji took advantage of Altan Khan's old age and illness to connect several tribes on the grassland, claiming that once he inherited the throne, he would resume the war.

Because Sanniangzi was familiar with Zhang Juzheng and Fang Fengshi, the letter was sent to the Ministry of War, and Qin Lin's Beizhen Fusi was one step later in getting the news.

"According to the law of the third lady, this Huang Taiji is ambitious" Qin Lin thought about it, and suddenly changed his words: "However, the information is really not true?" Zeng Shangshu seems to be fighting for power, Sanniangzi and Huang Taiji have a grudge, will she want to borrow our hands to Huang Taiji, so as to provide false information? ”

General Qin asked well,..., Zeng Xingwu laughed.

Zhang Juzheng also nodded: "That's why we invited us, we need to investigate this matter, so that the court can make targeted measures!" ”

Beizhen Fusi is the CIA, and it is Qin Lin's responsibility to find out the truth of this matter.

Zeng Xingwu said again: "And there is a reason why we don't look for Liu Shou and Liu Dudu, and we are looking for Brother Qin." Recently, King Uszangzha sent his disciple to meet with Altan Khan in Qinghai, and Altan Khan gave this person the title of "Holy Knowledge, All Merit, Immeasurable Tsoksok Gyadavar Pindi Welling", and this person gave Altan Khan the title of "Our Kravardi Chechen Khan", "If Mongolia and Tibet unite and rebel, things will be in trouble......"

"Sheng" means transcendent person: "Knowing everything" is the honorific title of Tibetan Buddhism for monks who have achieved the highest achievements in sutra: "Dawalpindi" is Sanskrit, which means "holding vajra", and it is also the honorific title of Tibetan Buddhism for monks who have achieved the highest achievements in tantra.

Altan Khan's gift of the title of Dharma King of the Jinding Monastery represents the abandonment of the original shamanism and the full respect for Tibetan Buddhism.

The title of "Khravaldi Chechen Khan" was given to Altan Khan by the Jinding Monastery "We Kravardi" is a Sanskrit word meaning "Wheel King": "Chechen Khan" is a Mongolian word meaning "the Khan King of Wisdom and Wisdom".

This represents the recognition of Altan Khan's status as a secular ruler by the Tibetan Vedanthropic Sect.

It is clear that there is a tendency for the two sides to converge.

And this trend will certainly not be a good thing for the Ming Dynasty.

Zhang Juzheng frowned at first, suddenly thought of something, slapped his hand, and couldn't help but smile: "In the old man's opinion, General Qin is the best at these guys who pretend to be ghosts, so this matter is righteous and brave." ”

Isn't it, in Xinzhou, in Nanjing, and in Jizhen, how many times has Qin Lin pretended to be a ghost? Ya herself is a big god.

When Qin Lin heard what kind of Tsojia and what King Pindi, he remembered that the Delong Grand Lama of Longfu Temple had also passed, and there was a junior disciple of King Weide of Jinding Temple who was about to enter Beijing for a pilgrimage, and he must be this person.

Therefore, Qin Lin must try his best to find out the secret of this guy, and find out what the hell the Mongolian and Tibetan sides are doing.

"Mr. Zhang, Zeng Shangshu, you two are at ease" Qin Lin patted his chest and packed the ticket: "... There is absolutely no problem in handing over this matter to the lower officials, pretending to be a ghost and playing ghosts, the lower officials are the door clear, no matter what Dawalpindi he is, he has to show his original form when he comes to me! Zhang Juzheng and Zeng Xingwu looked at each other and smiled, somehow, they were full of confidence in Qin Lin.

This told him to set up wine and treat Qin Lin at a family banquet.

"Accuse, accuse!" Qin Lin hurriedly said: "There are still a few brothers waiting outside, okay, I'm going to go to the cheap shop." "The person who refused the invitation of the emperor in person, maybe Qin Lin was the first one in recent years, you must know that the officials who have sharpened their heads and want to squeeze into the Prime Minister's Mansion can line up from Chongwen Gate to Xuanwu Gate.

Zhang Juzheng didn't think it was wrong, and smiled encouragingly: "A gentleman is quick to say a word, since Qin Lin is good with others, he should naturally do it." ”

Zeng Xingwu snickered beside him, his heart really loved the house and Wu, although the emperor Shifu was often unpretentious to Qin Lin, in fact, he was a lot of tolerance.

Watching Qin Lin leave confidently, Zhang Juzheng finally breathed a sigh of relief and said in a low voice: "It seems that I have found the right person this time." ”,

Zeng Xingwu reminded: "The old gentleman is slow and relaxed, but the lower officials can temporarily breathe a sigh of relief, the old gentleman, you Zhang Luo rewarded the silver, and you still have to be busy, now these vassals, the floating tribute is getting more and more powerful." ”

This is, Zhang Juzheng, who is invincible, is also depressed.

Qin Lin was not in a hurry to go out, because a girl beckoned to him, so he turned a corner and walked to the warm pavilion next to the back garden.

The red charcoal fire baked Zhang Zixuan, who was wearing a raccoon dog with a fire fox collar, and her delicate face was red, and a pot of incense slices was simmered on the red clay stove, steaming, and her beautiful face was like a dream.

The deep eyes were a little mocking, and the eyebrows that flew obliquely into the sideburns were slightly raised, and the lips of the prime minister's daughter were lightly opened: "Brother Qin, haven't you seen you for a long time?" ”

Qin Lin leaned in with a wicked smile: "If you don't see each other for a day, it's like every other autumn." "I haven't seen you for more than a year, what should I do?" Zhang Zixuan's voice was a little sour.

Well, Qin Lin knows what she is.

"The daughter of the Prime Minister's Mansion who has always been unpretentious, there are times when she is jealous?" Qin Lin grinned and blew gently into Zhang Zixuan's pink ears.

The ears were tickled by Qin Lin, Zhang Zixuan was lightly angry: "Yes, yes, I haven't seen each other for more than a year, and even my sister is a little worried about the golden throne!" When will she come to Beijing, and when will our sisters also meet? ”

The daughter of the Prime Minister's Mansion is so clever and clever, since the period of the Great Dynasty is approaching, I guessed that most of the golden cherry blossoms will enter Beijing.

From the beginning of the negotiations in Nanjing, Zhang Zixuan and Jin Yingji were rivals of each other, and thanks to Qin Lin's harmony from it, the agreement to recruit Wufeng maritime merchants, gradually lift the sea ban, and open the port of Hangzhou was opened.

Now Wufeng Captain Jin Yingji led his fleet across the East China Sea, and the business went north to North Korea, south to Annam and Siam, which can be said to be thriving: compared with the powerful smuggling group represented by the Sea Shark Society, the Wufeng maritime merchants who represented the common people's maritime trade paid taxes according to the regulations, and the imperial court's tariff revenue increased by 200,000 silver per year in Hangzhou alone, which became a new driving force for Zhang Juzheng's reform of the new policy.

But Qin Linxian, there is nothing to talk about when a woman is jealous, even if it is a thoughtful and resourceful woman like Zhang Zixuan, it will make no difference.

No, it's here! Jin Yingji, Zhang Zixuan's words have a strong sour taste.

"I want her to come, some things are easy to explain" Qin Lin looked at Zhang Zixuan on the side, deliberately making her frown slightly, and then changed her words: "It's a pity that she has a lot of things to do in the Southeast Sea, and she lacks skills, so she can't come this year." ”

The corners of Zhang Zixuan's mouth curled slightly, and suddenly her face sank, "Hmph, I still wanted her to come, so why did you come to me again?" In my heart, what is my sister and sister? ”

The more I felt that I was not good in my heart, the eyes of the prime minister's daughter were a little red.

Even when he was angry and sad, Zhang Zixuan was still so beautiful, if Qin Linchou didn't believe in Xizi's beauty before, now he would definitely not doubt it.

"Yes, I, old man, mother-in-law" Qin Lin finished word by word, and cheekily kissed the face of other people's fans.

"Cheeky!" Zhang Zixuan glanced at him, his expression had eased a lot, the corners of his eyes smiled slightly, and he stretched out his slender jade finger and lightly tapped on his head: "How many wives are there?" "One, two, three" Qin Lin counted solemnly with his fingers, as the numbers increased, Zhang Zixuan's face became more and more unsightly, fortunately, this guy stopped counting to three, and looked at the daughter of the Prime Minister with a smile, which means that it is the third.

"Only three?" Zhang Zixuan looked incredulous, and thought for a while: "What about the golden demon girl?" Qin Lin was calm: "Confidante." ”

A pillow smashed directly on his head, fragrant and soft, and it didn't hurt.

Zhang Zixuan gritted her teeth and waved her fists: "Qin Lin, why is your skin so thick?" "It's not thick, it's not thick, it's barely seven or eight inches," Qin Lin smiled evilly.

"Why did I fall in love with this guy?" Zhang Zixuan stared at Qin Lin hatefully, Rao was a clever plan, and there was nothing she could do when she encountered Qin Lin's armored face, and there was nothing she could do about him.

After laughing for a while, Zhang Zixuan finally got back to business: "By the way, in fact, my sister really wants Captain Jin to enter Beijing, because this time of the great pilgrimage, there must be a lot of tools for Fugong, and I hope she can share her father's worries when the time comes." ”

Fugong? Qin Lin only knew that pretending to be a tribute envoy to cheat the reward was called a tribute, so what was going on with this floating tribute? ,

Zhang Zixuan explained that in addition to paying tribute, there are also indiscriminate tributes and floating committees.

Excessive tribute, that is, there was originally only one tribute envoy team, and there were five of them, all of whom had to be entertained by the Ming Dynasty for food, drink and travel expenses, and originally only carried tributes worth 10,000 yuan, but they wanted to bring 50,000 yuan, and cheated several times the reward, or sold along the way to make money, and they could escape the lost tariffs.

For example, during the Chenghua period, the number of people who paid tribute every year reached 2,000, most of which were indiscriminate.

Fugong, is the overseas vassals saw the good face of the Ming court, indiscriminately offered treasures, auspicious rui, such as a giraffe, transported from the coast of Africa to the Central Plains, the cost of the sky is only a few thousand taels of silver, but the tribute makes this the "unicorn" extremely auspicious auspicious.

Okay, the unicorn is here, and the imperial court doesn't give back a few thousand or ten thousand handfuls of silver, so it's embarrassing to call itself the Central Celestial Empire?

The unicorn is there, the phoenix is also fast, what strange tools, all pretend to be auspicious, in addition to the formal tribute and additional offering, the court can not refuse, so it has to laugh at all, and the cost of the reward is extraordinarily huge.

Zhang Zixuan actually didn't know about the three ladies and Huang Taiji, and thought that her father was looking for Qin Lin for the matter of indiscriminate tribute, so she wanted Jin Yingji to assist in finding a market for the tribute.

"Damn, doesn't this treat our Ming Dynasty as a wronged leader?" Qin Lin slapped his thigh, "When the time comes, I'll think of a way to try to fool this matter over." ”

When it comes to the ability to fool, the Ming Dynasty is also the highest in Qin Lin, and he must have some way out of the old man.

"I believe that Brother Qin will not disappoint my sister, then wait for the good news" Zhang Zixuan smiled, and lightly opened her lips, and sighed: "But Brother Qin, can you move your hand to a position?" "Oh? Qin Lin pretended to be stupid and lowered his head to look, and then slowly retracted his hand: "I'm sorry, I'm sorry!" "The shot that dared to love this guy just now was slapped on Zhang Zixuan's leg!

Shameless, shameless, simply brazen......

Qin Lin had been away from him for a long time when he went out of the Prime Minister's Mansion, and the brothers were so hungry that they were grumbling in the tea house.

It just so happened that Liu Shouyou came over with a group of Jinyitang officials, and they were full of wine and food, which made Lu Yuanzhi, Hong Yangshan and others angry, Xu Jin, who had just gone home to see his son, was also mixed in.

Ma Bin immediately got angry, even if he changed the court, he couldn't be so unruly, and couldn't help but stand up: "Lao Xu, what's the matter?" Didn't you go home to see your son? ”

Xu Jin smiled wryly, and several henchmen under Liu Shouyou all sneered: "Haha, what about following Lord Qin to the cheap shop?" Where have we gone, old horse, Qin Zhuzuo, generals