"It's good!" Liu Cheng, who was a first-time father, was a little uncertain, and made a deep gesture to Yang Sichang: "I behave at a loss today, please forgive me, I will expand the factory after the court." Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 info Gesang! Liu Cheng said in a deep voice to Gesang, who came back from the herald: "You escort the Governor back to the city for me, there must be no mistake!" ”

"Yes, sir!" Gesang hurriedly walked to the tent entrance, lifted the curtain and asked Yang Sichang to come out of the tent.

Perhaps because the discussion with Liu Cheng was particularly smooth, on the way back to Datong City, Yang Sichang's mood felt extraordinarily happy, he pumped his mount twice, unbuttoned the front of his coat, and let the cold and fresh air rush into his mouth, and the whole person seemed to be about to float.

"Supervisor, sir, slow down! Slow down! Cao Wenzhao on the side shouted and chased after him: "My lord, this road is uneven, you better slow down!" ”

"yes, okay!" Yang Sichang lifted the reins a little reluctantly, and the war horse, which had already run away, neighed unhappily, and had to slow down, his batch of mounts was specially ordered by Chongzhen to be selected from the imperial horse prison to him, and it was naturally a good horse of the first class. It's just that Yang Sichang, as the master of the teacher, is mostly in a sedan chair on weekdays, and rarely has the opportunity to ride a horse, even if he rides a horse, it is just a slow ride, and it is the first time to indulge in galloping like this, so he is naturally very excited.

"Your Excellency!" Cao Wenzhao looked at Yang Sichang curiously: "You are in a good mood today, every time you discuss with Liu Zhentai, you are in a very good mood!" ”

"Really?" Yang Sichang laughed dumbly, he didn't even notice himself, when he encountered all kinds of unsolvable problems, felt that the future was bleak, and he couldn't find a way out, he always subconsciously thought of Liu Cheng. Sometimes he can't help but thank his father, although he has passed away, he still has a capable subordinate to assist him. Although Liu Cheng has such and such problems, and his actions are a little arrogant, but the Ming Dynasty is difficult to return, if everything is done in accordance with the rules, then nothing can be done. In any case, everything he did was for the sake of the Ming Dynasty!

At this time, there were suddenly a few bangs on the right side of the road, Cao Wenzhao hurriedly pulled out his waist knife and blocked Yang Sichang behind him, Gesang who was in charge of escorting hurriedly sent a scout to inspect, and after a while, Gesang came to Yang Sichang and said respectfully: "Master Inspector, please don't worry, there is a team of our cavalry in front, several of them are drunk, and the sound of the gun is their empty gun in the sky!" ”

"Is it Liu Zhentai's people?"

"Exactly, go half a mile ahead, and you will see it after passing the col in front!" Gesang smiled as he pointed to a col not far ahead. Yang Sichang nodded, and the group walked along the official road, and after walking for more than half a mile, they heard a Mongolian song in front of them. Yang Sichang crossed the mountain pass, and saw more than ten yurts scattered not far from the roadside, more than 200 people were forming a circle, among which three or five men were singing and dancing, and the people in the outer circle were drinking in unison, a happy look. Yang Sichang listened attentively, but found that the lyrics were not in Chinese, so he couldn't understand them, so he asked Gesang on the side, "What are those people singing?" ”

"Reply to the Governor!" Gesang replied respectfully: "The translation of what they sang into Chinese is as follows: 'I am the eagle of the steppe, my wings fan the wind and clouds, fly towards the difficult river, stay overnight in the city of Karin, fly for three months, and do not fly out of the palm of the sweat'!"

"Hmm!" Yang Sichang nodded: "The words are simple, but they also have a unique charm, it seems that this Hu person also has a loyal heart, which is no different from my Ming people!" ”

"That's what your lord said!" Cao Wenzhao smiled: "Presumably, the Great Khan in this ballad is Genghis Khan Temujin, right?" ”

"The general is right!" Gesang nodded, the three of them stopped and listened for a while, Yang Sichang was about to pull out his horse and leave, but saw one of the most vigorous men jumping on a big stone, singing loudly, the voice suddenly overwhelmed the others, although Yang Sichang couldn't understand what he was singing, but he could hear that it was completely different from what he sang before, so he asked: "What is that guy singing now?" ”

Gesang listened attentively: 'The wolves have given birth to a wolf; The herd had a leading horse, a successor to the white mane of Sulu ingots, and the Mongols had a new leader, and nothing could stop their horses' hooves! ”

Yang Sichang's face suddenly became ugly, he beat the horse and left without saying a word, Gesang thought that he had accidentally violated the taboo of this Han official, so he had to greet him and lead his subordinates to catch up, but he didn't dare to get too close, so as not to annoy Yang Sichang. After everyone walked for a while, Yang Sichang suddenly asked in a low voice: "General Cao, you have heard it all just now, what do you think?" ”

"This-" Faced with Yang Sichang's question, Cao Wenzhao hesitated, he naturally understood why Yang Sichang was suddenly in a bad mood, but he was unwilling to get involved in this matter, because he knew very well that Liu Cheng was different from ordinary generals, and Yang Sichang's personal career and even the safety of the Ming Dynasty were inseparable from him. Therefore, no matter how much negotiable Liu Cheng's actions are, as long as the East Captives are not destroyed for a day, the court and Yang Sichang must be regarded as not seeing it, and if he gets involved, it is easy to end up being a person inside and out.

"If you have anything to say, you will say it directly, and the one who speaks is not guilty!" Yang Sichang saw the appearance of Ai Ai during the period of Cao Wen's edict, and urged in a low voice. Cao Wenzhao weighed the pros and cons, and said in a low voice: "Master Inspector, I actually think this is nothing, those Mongolians have a few glasses of mare's milk wine in their stomachs, what can't they say?" Besides, if Lord Liu wants to use them to fight, he naturally has to win his heart first, so he rewarded him with wine and meat, and added a month's military salary, which is not surprising. ”

"Really? General Cao, if you give birth to a child, will your subordinates be like this? ”

"This-" Although it was winter, Cao Wenzhao's forehead was already covered with sweat, and he couldn't speak. After a long time, Yang Sichang sighed and said: "Presumably not, even in my family, there are only a few family slaves who will be so happy for me, hey!" ”

"My lord, Liu Zhentai is loyal to the imperial court, and he is not—"

"That's it!" Yang Sichang interrupted Cao Wenzhao's words: "I understand what you mean, if he wants to rebel, how can he take out his good soldier armor to equip the new army of the imperial court?" will definitely not work so hard to deal with Dongyu, and lose his strength in vain. It's just that I always feel that something is wrong, something is wrong! ”

Looking at the sad look on Yang Sichang's face, Cao Wenzhao lowered his head and didn't dare to speak.

Chaoyi.

"Come, smile, smile!" Liu Cheng clumsily held the baby, stretched out his fingers and shook in front of the child's eyes, causing the eyes of the child who had just been full moon to turn curiously, he was still the first time to see his father, his mouth opened and closed curiously, and spit out foam, which made Liu Cheng, a first-time father, excited, he stuck out his tongue, squeezed his eyebrows, and wanted to please the child. But the little one soon got tired of the strange man, and he snorted, craned his neck for the figure of the mother and the nurse, and when he did not see it, he opened his mouth and began to cry.

"Oh, Minmin, take a look, what's wrong with this child, why did he cry suddenly, is there something uncomfortable!" Liu Cheng panicked and carried the child to his wife sitting on the bed, Min Min hurriedly took the child, shook it lightly twice, and hummed an unknown tune in his mouth. Returning to the familiar embrace of its mother, the baby stopped crying, closed his eyes and fell asleep. Min Min smiled at Liu Cheng with some embarrassment: "Ah Cheng, the child is still young, and he is a little recognized, so it will be good to be familiar with it in a few days!" ”

"Hmm!" Liu Cheng nodded, watching the nurse carry the child to the cradle behind the curtain to sleep, his twin brother was already asleep there, until the view was blocked by the curtain, he turned around, saw Min Min with a somewhat mocking smile on his face, and touched his head embarrassedly: "I'm sorry, this is the first time I've seen our child!" ”

"Hey! It's the first time I've seen a man like you who cherishes children like you! Min Min sighed, but her face was full of joy: "You also come in the delivery room of the woman's house, and it is not unclean!" ”

"What man doesn't come out of a woman's belly? Why wasn't it clean then? Liu Cheng sneered and said softly to Min Min: "I am on this expedition, and you will take care of everything at home, thank you for your hard work!" ”

"Why!" Min Min shook his head: "Our Mongolian women are not as delicate as your Han family misses, and you don't have brothers and uncles, so I naturally have to worry more about being a wife!" ”

"Hmm!" Liu Cheng nodded, as a traverser, Liu Cheng had a fatal weakness - no clan. It's okay in peacetime, and in these troubled times, it is still trustworthy for relatives to lead troops to fight, for example, Cao Cao's independent leaders are basically either surnamed Cao or Xiahou; Most of Nurhachi's troops were brothers and nephews, like the families of the Japanese samurai class, who simply assigned positions according to their status: the eldest son was the general, the older and experienced uncle was the guard, and the younger brother was the striker. Fortunately, his wife Min Min is not the kind of delicate eldest lady, otherwise once Liu Cheng goes out, she really doesn't know who to hand over the affairs of the family.

"So where is Hauge imprisoned? No one else knows, right? ”

"It's in the basement of the yard next door!" Min Min pointed to the back of the house: "The guards are all people who are drawn from my palace tent, and they can't even speak Chinese, and they are guarded by the servant Gu Ah Gong himself." ”

"It's him, well, then there's no problem!" Liu Cheng smiled and nodded, he looked at no one on the left and right, and said in a low voice: "By the way, Minmin, I have something I want to discuss with you!" ”

Seeing Liu Cheng's appearance, Min Min knew that there was something important, and subconsciously sat up straight: "What is it?" ”

"You're weak now, just lie down and listen to me!" Liu Cheng hurriedly helped Min Min to lie down. Min Min's face was slightly red, and he said in a low voice: "How can I be as weak as you think!" ”

"Huh!" Liu Cheng smiled, patted the back of Minmin's hand gently, and said in a low voice, "I plan to redivide the two divisions of Chahar and Tumut. ”

"Redivide these Chahar and Tumut?"

"That's right, Minmin, don't you think these two are still too big?"

"What you're talking about, husband, is indeed bigger!" Min Min smiled knowingly, Liu Cheng defeated Lin Dan Khan, after killing Bu Lost Rabbit Khan, he divided the captured tribes into Chahar and Tumut, in order to weaken the control of his original nobles over the people, he also sent most of the headmen, Taiji as Lin Dan Khan's wife and eldest son's attaché to Beijing, and at the same time distributed the rest of Lin Dan Khan's wives to some of his Mongolian subordinates who had made military achievements, and let them get a part of the tribes in the form of marriage, On the grounds that his adopted son had established Hanluduo, he transferred a part of the elite from various ministries and established a palace army directly under him. After this small action of slaying the sand and stabbing the knife, Liu Cheng was finally able to eat this piece of spoil, and these Mongolian cavalry played a very important role in the two battles of the Northern Expedition to Tuxietu and the Western Expedition of the Later Jin Army. But with Liu Cheng's successive victories, a new problem arose - the newly established Chahar and Tumut divisions were too powerful.

There is an unwritten rule in the steppe: the victor can have the most fertile pastures, water sources, and salt ponds, while the defeated will either become the slaves of the victor or have to try their luck with their livestock. This is also the reason why the Mongols embraced Liu Cheng so much - Liu Cheng not only brought them abundant booty, but also eliminated potential threats around them - the Hetao area was the best pasture outside the Saiwai. But in a sense, the biggest beneficiary of these victories was not Liu Cheng, but the new nobles under his command - Liu Cheng himself did not have a direct palace tent, most of the people who had seized and defected were eaten by his subordinates, and the reclamation of the Hetao area had not yet had time to open, and the large empty and fertile pastures would attract many scattered herdsmen and small tribes. It is not difficult to imagine that if this continues, it will not be long before the two divisions of Chahar and Tumut will become two super 10,000 households - each of which will exceed 100,000 households, and Liu Cheng can only directly command the Yizi Bukhara Khan and his wife Minmin's Hanluduo, and he will inevitably be a little unworthy of the name.

As a far-sighted person, Liu Cheng naturally wouldn't wait until those tribes had developed to the point where they couldn't do it - it would be too late then. Therefore, he planned to take advantage of the fact that the problem had not yet been exposed, and solve it first -- to clean up the household registration, divide the pastures, and establish a palace tent army directly under him, so as to strengthen the weak branches. Of course, the reason is also ready-made - the imperial court wants to attack Houjin, and the Great Khan wants to recover the left flank, so naturally it is necessary to count the sources of troops and divide the troops. With Liu Cheng's strength and prestige, naturally no one dared to jump out to oppose it at this time.

"And how are you going to divide it?" Min Min asked, "If you can, can you give preferential treatment to some servants?" My husband has really done a lot of things to defeat Hauge this time! (To be continued.) )