After a few days of running-in, Batumunk's remaining men seemed to have reached a consensus with Alib's side, and the Tatar army gradually withdrew.

But there were still forty or fifty thousand Tatar cavalry who did not retreat, and these people remained in the vicinity of the Khan's Golden Horde. The person in the Golden Tent is Man Duhai, she is waiting, waiting for Zhang Ru to give her an explanation.

A few days later, a few uninvited guests came to the fort, and at the same time about two or three hundred Tatar men rushed directly into the army.

The man at the head was stopped by Alibu, and after the two whispered a few words, Alibu hurriedly took the man into the Golden Horde of the Khan.

"Zahetai see Kedun." The man at the head had a dark complexion, dark circles under his eyes, and he was panting for breath.

Man Duhai sat up straight and asked, "What's the matter?" ”

The dark-faced Zahetai said without hesitation: "The little prince is missing, and the more than three hundred brothers who protected the little prince were all killed, and an assassin was caught, this person is the identity of Mingren, but he committed suicide." ”

As he spoke, he took out a black iron plaque from his bosom.

Alibu took the iron card, looked at it, and respectfully handed it to Manduhai.

Man Duhai stood up suddenly, grabbed the swarthy iron sign, and rubbed his delicate fingers against the raised brocade guard on the black iron plate: "You said it was done by the Ming people?" ”

This was not addressed to Zahetai, who was kneeling on the ground, but to Alibu, who was standing aside.

Although she is still the titular Kedun on the steppe, she is nothing without Batumunk and Batu Mengke. These guards of the Golden Family's most loyal ministers can only be loyal to the Golden Family's most noble bloodline forever.

"It may or may not be, the young general of the Ming Kingdom can't figure it out to his subordinates." Alibu wasn't quite sure.

According to his understanding of Zhang Ru, this person is very likely to do such a thing, and only by holding the little prince Batu Mengke in his hands can he make the Tatars dare not violate the borders of the Ming Kingdom again.

But he didn't think that Zhang Ru could capture the little prince from the royal court on the grassland so quickly, you must know how many tribes were stationed along the way, as long as it was not a business trip, the hospitable grassland men of the tribe did not welcome outsiders to come to the grassland to disturb their peaceful life. Besides, there were nearly 100,000 troops around the royal court, although they were not as elite as the army brought out by Batumunk, but they were not something that tens of thousands of people could take.

Man Duhai was so angry that he stomped his feet: "What is it possible to be or may not be, I am now asking you whether it was the hand of the Ming people." ”

Alibu still maintained the respect he deserved: "Kedun, if you want to know the truth, you can only know if you go to the place of Ming Kingdom and ask General Zhang in person." ”

"Then you don't go quickly, if the little prince has a good one, you can come and see you." Manduhai angrily pointed at Alibu and ordered, at this time, she completely ignored that this middle-aged man was the hero who rescued her from the sea of suffering.

Alibu didn't show any dissatisfaction on his face, nodded and agreed, and left the golden tent.

After a while, there was a man riding a tall horse alone, wearing a wolf's skin and shoulders but with an open arms outside the city. The man shouted at the head of the city in half-baked Chinese: "Please report to General Zhang, and say that Alibu asks to see you." ”

The guards at the head of the city did not dare to slack off, and immediately went to report it.

There are two generals Zhang in the city of Baobao Guan, one Zhang Ru and one Zhang An.

Fortunately, the two generals were discussing things together, so both of them knew the news that Alibu was asking to see them.

Zhang Ru showed a strange smile: "Let's go and see?" ”

"Just watch." Zhang An said angrily.

It didn't take long for Alibu to be taken into the humble garrison mansion, and as soon as they met, Alibu unexpectedly gave Zhang Ru a big hug: "Long time no see." ”

The intimacy deliberately shown made Zhang Ru a little at a loss, he remembered that he was in the camp of the Tatar army, and he did not have such a good relationship with this commander.

The two sides are just allies of mutual assistance and cooperation, and the relationship in private has not yet reached the point of giving a bear hug as soon as they meet.

Zhang An looked at Zhang Ru with a strange face, but when he saw Zhang Ru as if he was suffocating his stomach, and then looked at the narrow smile on the corner of Alibu's mouth, he immediately understood.

Snorted quietly, Zhang An had the tendency to ask the teacher: "The relationship between the governor and the Tatars is not bad." ”

Without making a look, Zhang Ru explained very cooperatively: "General Zhang, don't misunderstand, when he was in the Tatar camp, he had a good relationship with Alibu, so he would."

Zhang An waved his hand: "There is no need for the commander to explain to his subordinates, as long as the commander remembers that he is the general of the Ming Dynasty." You have something to talk about, and the old man will go first. ”

After saying that, he left the living room without looking back.

After only two people remained, Zhang Ru's face sank: "Alibu, what do you mean." ”

Alibu said lightly: "What do I mean, the commander doesn't know yet?" But I don't understand what the Governor means, why did he send someone to kidnap the little prince of the Golden Family, even though he said that we were allies. ”

Zhang Ru looked at Alibu in surprise, his mouth opened slightly, obviously a little incredulous, and after a long time, he lost his voice and said, "What? You say your little prince is gone? ”

Seeing that his face didn't seem to be fake, Alibu was a little unpredictable, and said in a deep voice: "Don't pretend, the Ming people don't say dark words, now the strength of the Great Mongolian Empire has been greatly damaged, and there is no threat to your Ming Kingdom." The Governor gave me the little prince and let me take it back. ”

Zhang Ru's face suddenly turned cold: "It took a long time to understand that you think I have kidnapped your little prince." Don't forget, we're allies, and it's not good for me to capture your little prince. ”

Alibu spread his hands: "Then what is the explanation of this thing?" ”

Zhang Ru took the small black iron plate in his palm and looked at it, and what caught his eye was the three words Jinyiwei, and he threw the small iron card back to Alibu: "Such a thing, if you give me the same money, I can make you a hundred yuan in Beiping City." No matter how stupid my Jinyi guards are, they won't say that they will run into your army with their identity to kidnap people. ”

It wasn't until he heard Zhang Ru's last sentence that Alibu completely relieved himself.

Originally, the little Tatar prince Batu Mengke was in the Tatar army, but after Ma Jinzhong's incident, Batu Munk was afraid that things would change, so he sent the little prince back to the steppe royal court.

Ordinary people didn't know the news, and he believed that Zhang Ru, who was in his military tent at that time, didn't know the news either.

"According to the meaning of the commander, who is this who wants to blame Jinyiwei?" Alibu asked, frowning.

Although it is certain that Zhang Ru is not the one who kidnapped the little prince, he can't care about the life or death of the little prince, even if it is only a nominal symbol, it still represents the cohesion of the various tribes of the grassland.

Zhang Ru shook his hand violently: "How do I know who is to blame Jinyiwei, you can go and inquire, this Ming Dynasty has been offended by the powerful people who are not one hundred but eighty, and almost all of them have a grudge against me." For Jinyiwei, many people hate him to the core, and asking me to find the culprit from these people is tantamount to looking for a needle in a haystack.

But don't worry too much, since the other party is just kidnapping your little prince, there must be their purpose.

If they need your help, they will naturally offer their own conditions, and if nothing else, it won't be long before those people contact you. ”

He analyzed it well, but Alibu still felt that his heart was not very stable, and he opened his mouth and wanted to say something more, but was interrupted by a gesture from Zhang Ru: "Don't waste time here, I will let the people of Jinyi Wei inquire about the whereabouts of your little prince." ”

Seeing his cautious face, Alibu had no choice but to swallow back the words that came to his lips.

After sending Alibu away, Zhang An came out from the back of the hall and smiled: "You kid is really wilted, that Tatar commander was fooled by you so much that he couldn't figure it out." ”

Zhang Ru smiled smugly: "Hehe, I have been fooled by myself anymore, let alone a simple-minded tartar." By the way, what's going on with that kid, is he willing? ”

Zhang An shook his head in embarrassment: "That kid is a few years older than Batu Mengke, and the two look very similar, but that kid has been saying that he is the defender of Yajiao Mountain, and he refuses to go to the Tatar king's tent to be the Great Khan." ”

"Please call that kid over." Zhang Ru said while thinking.

Zhang An said angrily: "Remove the old words, Lao Tzu is not old." ”

Zhang Ru smiled dumbly: "They all call themselves Lao Tzu, and they are not old." ”

Of course, this whispered sentence was not heard by the other party.

After a while, a young man with a rebellious face appeared in front of Zhang Ru, the young man was much shorter than him, but not much younger than him.

Zhang Ru said in a deep voice: "You are the defender of Yajiao Mountain, have you ever thought about avenging those dead brothers?" ”

The young man's cold voice penetrated into his eardrums: "I think about it all the time. ”

"Then why don't you say yes." Zhang Ru said sharply.

The young man raised his head suddenly, stared at Zhang Ru and said word by word: "I don't want to be a tartar, not even for a day." ”

Zhang Ru's momentum that he finally brought up weakened suddenly, and he sighed: "Do you know why Ben Jiang let you be this fake little prince of Tatar?" Do you know how much benefit you will bring to the Ming Dynasty if you really control the power of the Tatars, and how many brothers will save Paoze from death? ”

The boy shook his head and said he didn't know: "I don't know, and I don't want to know." ”

"You have to know! Tu Hu died, and he died in Yajiao Mountain, but Daming not only Tuhu was a garrison of the city, nor was it more than the three thousand hot-blooded sons of Yajiao Mountain. Are you willing to watch the other brothers follow in the footsteps of Tu Hu, and you are not willing to do your best for Da Ming. Zhang Ru shouted hoarsely.

I don't know why, he thought of the man who stood tall at the head of Yajiao Mountain, and he remembered the man who didn't blink his eyes.

The young man was silent, he didn't know how to answer, he was thinking, thinking about whether Zhang Ru's words made sense.