The north wind howled and the sky was overcast as lead, "rolling up icy snow and sand and slapping against the shabby yurts."

These yurts are full of holes, and although they have been repaired countless times, when a snowstorm comes, the yurts leak everywhere and drill snow particles. Don't go out, stay inside" is still so old that he hunched his neck, bent his waist, straightened his chest, and his back was like touching a cold knife.

The light inside all the yurts was dim, black, and filled with a stench, musty, and urine smell. A large number of people are crowded together, large and small, around the brazier mixed with cow and horse dung and hay to keep warm, fresh cow and horse dung is dried and burned in the brazier, "the burning time is long, the fire is large, but in the process of burning, it will produce an unpleasant smell, make people dizzy, dizzy, and groggy."

Everyone around the stove looked like they were begging for food, and their bodies were in tatters and rags. Even Noyandara's two sons, now the head of Jinong's headquarters, were no exception, and Zhehyuk still had the wounds on his head from the defense of the city, and he was lucky not to die because he had half of his scalp cut off by the broken stone and wrapped in a dirty bandage. Behe was the most neatly dressed, but the cuffs of the padded jackets drooped with a few strips of torn cotton wool, and the black wool in the leather pants stained with grass clippings peeking out of the cracks, could indicate their situation in recent months.

Horse meat is boiled on the brazier, and the white foam emits a foul smell, "It makes people lose their appetite, but this kind of white boiled horse meat is a lifesaver for the Ministry of Agriculture in Ordos."

When the meat was ready, a Mongolian woman scooped it out and served two bowls to the two taijis. Seeing the whitish horse meat, Zhehyuk frowned and said, "I feel sick to my stomach when I smell it, I can't eat it." ”

Behe grabbed a piece of horse meat, took a bite and said, "If you can't eat it, you have to eat it, otherwise you will be hungry." ”

"I don't eat horse meat when I starve to death." Zhehe sneered: "The horses are our steppe people's companions, and if we eat them, what else do we call the horseback people?" ”

This sentence is extremely lethal, and I could have eaten it, but I can't eat it now.

"Survival is the most important thing", "Behe also felt that he couldn't swallow it", but he still forced himself to swallow the horse meat in his mouth, and said with a gloomy expression: "The horses have no forage, they are already unbearable to ride, and they will have to starve to death sooner or later" We can only ensure that the clansmen do not starve to death.

"Will killing horses alone solve the problem?" Zhehyuk said in a sullen voice: "It's still growing in winter, how can you survive when the horse is finished?" After a pause, he said, "If you go further, what if you get through it?" When the spring warms up, the Han people will definitely pound the nest "When we don't have horses, aren't we waiting to die?" ”

Behe looked at his younger brother and finally found that he was actually playing on the topic today, and he had something to say. I couldn't help but pull down my face and said, "What do you mean?" What's the use of saying these frustrating words? ”

"Call it our leader now", Zhehyuk-for-tat, raised his voice: "It's obligated to find a way to live for us, instead of nesting here all day long to kill horses, this is not the way" is not the way! "The two brothers got up," the relatives in the full tent all listened with bated breath, and when they heard Zhehyuk's words, "the emotions that had accumulated for many days found an outlet at once." So they all agreed: "Yes, Taiji" is not a way to go on like this! ”

Seeing that he had become the target of everyone, Behe held back his anger and said: "It's really not a way, but what is the way?" ”

There is always a way to "the living will not be suffocated by urine"! Zhehe said loudly: "If you can't think of it, please let Xian" Don't occupy the pasture and not graze, but drag the clansmen to death. ”

"It seems that you have a way", Beihe laughed angrily: "You might as well say it and let everyone hear it" If it really makes sense, what if I let Xian do it? Zhehe was just about to start, but he heard him add: "But it can't be attached to the Tumut Ministry" This is absolutely non-negotiable! ”

"Why!" Zhehyuk was so angry that his nostrils erupted and said, "Is a name so important?" Can you ignore the life or death of your people? ”

"Don't listen to Hannaji's words" Behe saw that he really guessed his brother's thoughts, and said in a low voice: "He is just a mouth" If you believe his words, we will be killed. ”

This matter also starts from when Behe went to Hohhot to ask for help, "As a result, in addition to Huang Taiji, those who came to Hetao also took Hannaji's precious grandson to ...... I replied that the old rascal meant to "take advantage of the danger of others" to marry Zhong Jin Beiji, in order to fulfill the long-cherished wish of his grandson, and to tie the Ordos Department better to his waist.

Before the army crossed the Yellow River, the city of Jinong had already fallen, and Noyandala had been captured. This misfortune for the Ordos Department is naturally a bad thing for the Tumut Department, which is in the same breath. But it seems to be good news for Hannaji... First, the father-in-law who is out of the way has a great increase in the chance of returning with a beauty. Second, he saw a good opportunity to take the Ordos Ministry of Agriculture as his own.

In fact, as soon as Noyandara died, the sons of Alta had the idea of annexing all the tribes of Ordos, but the grassland was in drought for many years, and Koubian was blocked again and again, and it became a big problem to feed the pre-existing people, so how could they dare to accept more people to fight for water and grass?

The characteristics of nomads determine that they need large areas of pasture to maintain the survival of the tribe. The Ordos tribe was driven out of the set, "and now they are gathered on the Houtao plain of the Tumut tribe." When the spring grazing season arrives, there will definitely be a struggle for grass and water, and in the end, even the Tumut Department will be dragged down.

Therefore, unless Dongsheng City is taken back, "let the Ordos Department return to the grassland to graze, otherwise the Tumut Department will not dare to swallow them. Although many of the various departments in Ordos sent people to Hohhot and took the initiative to ask for attachment, I did not reply for a long time, neither saying that it was okay nor that it was not possible. His sons naturally only looked at Lao Tzu's horse, and also refused to contact the various departments of Ordos privately.

The only exception is Hannaji, the young Dacheng Taiji, who not only wants to marry the princess of Ordos, but also wants to eat her tribe as well. As for whether he has the ability to feed more than 20,000 people, Hannaji is not too worried, he believes that even if his grandfather does not agree, "Grandma Yikhatun, who loves him the most, will find a way to help him find pasture."

This arrogant young nobleman since childhood made up his mind, so he found Behe, who had always been a good friend, and explained his thoughts and dishes.

Beihe often travels back and forth to Hohhot, and he is a person who knows the inside story. He knew very well that he was getting old, "One of his cousins is counted as one, and they are all secretly grabbing land, just because they are worried that if their father dies, they will not be able to occupy enough pasture." In this context, Han Naji, who has only a few hundred acres of grassland and a hundred and ten people, dares to beat them with a population of 20,000 or 30,000.

Until there is no way, Behening will not do anything" will not agree to such an irresponsible proposal of Hannaji. Later, he told his sister about this matter, "Zhong Jin also resolutely disagreed", so the brother and sister made up their minds and rejected Hannaji.

Since then, "Hannaji never mentioned it again, and Behe thought he had given up."

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Now I know that Hannaji did not give up, but lobbied Behe's younger brother Zhehyuk. The bright prospect he describes and the harsh reality are caught between "Jeheuk's muscular, simple-minded ...... And the guy who just had a concussion really got into it, "I don't hesitate to turn against my brother for this."

"Now you can only trust me!" , The brothers were glaring at each other angrily, and the door curtain was opened by a pair of big men who were dressed in luxurious fur and brought Hannaji in, and said loudly: "It's better than sitting and waiting for death", "But soon he smelled the unpleasant smell in the tent, covered his nose with his right hand wearing calfskin gloves, and scolded in his heart: "It's really a sheepfold"

Because of the extreme disappointment with the status quo, most of the people in the tent were originally against Behe, but after seeing Hannaji, they all bowed their heads and remained silent...... No matter how you say that "they are also the headquarters of Mongolian Jinong", now they want a hairless boy to shelter them, how can this be embarrassing?

Zhehe felt that he had a backer, and said louder and louder: "Big brother, hurry up and agree" While the clansmen can still move, we have to leave for Tumochuan as soon as possible. ”

In front of so many people, it is impossible for Behe to sweep Hannaji's face, "After all, what will the future be" He can't say, he can't offend this favorite chop. He smiled at Hannaji and said: "Other tribes have avoided us, only Dacheng Taiji's enthusiasm is the same as before, if Behe is not moved, it will really not be good." ”

Listen to him and say it," Han Naji opened his eyes and smiled: "It's easy to say, when I and Zhong Jin become relatives, we will be a family." "Speaking of Zhong Jin...... "Don't Hutton paused, and said with a smile: "She went to her master for help, and before leaving, she told me that Dacheng Taiji had promised that before she returned, she would not mention the matter of attachment again." ”

Hannaji's face turned red when he heard this, but he didn't expect Zhong Han to tell his uncle what he casually promised. "I didn't want to mention it," but I happened to pass by, so I came in and said a lot. I couldn't help but say, "When I didn't say it, when I didn't come, it's okay." He exited the unpleasant-smelling yurt.

, It seems that even if everything else is fake, this kid's feelings for Zhong Jin are real. , Behe couldn't have imagined that his sister's words were so good for Hannaji here, and he couldn't help but reduce his hostility towards this kid a little.

"But," Ken Neng felt that it was too shameful to leave like this, so he stopped Hannaji at the door of the tent and turned around, "If Jong Kim doesn't come back for a month, will we wait here for a month?" ”

"Whether it succeeds or not, within a month, there will definitely be faith." Behe said lightly: "I will definitely give Taiji an explanation when the time comes." ”

"Okay, it's a deal!" , and rebuke Hannajiwang to Hedao.

"It's a deal!" Behe nodded.

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At the same time, in Yulinbao, Shaanxi, the trilateral governor line the "warm hall."

After plucking up the courage to finish speaking, Noyan Dara saw Shen Ge Lao bowing his head and eating shabu mutton, and did not answer. Over there, Wang Chonggu said with a dark face: "The Mongols have always been capricious, how do we know" After this winter, will you rebel again? "We Mongolians are the most faithful. Noyan Darlah was deeply unhappy with Governor Wang's evaluation, and said in a sullen voice: "As long as you Han people treat us with six points, we will pay you ten points." After a pause, he said, "If you don't believe me, I can swear to Immortal Heaven!" "Even if you have this heart, can you convince your people? Wang Chonggu sneered: "The smoke of the battle of Dongsheng has just passed, and many of you have died." ”

The pain in his heart was poked by Wang Chonggu," Noyan Dara said with a gloomy expression: "Yes, there are really a lot of dead people. "But as he spoke, he changed his words," and his voice said slowly: "But this time the city was destroyed and killed, and I realized the pain ...... when the Han people were burned and looted by us, violence is not a good thing, it always brings death and destruction, and makes people fall into long-term pain." Therefore, no matter how good a war is, it is not as good as the worst peace ......", after hearing this, he raised his head silently, glanced at Noyandara, and said in his heart that this was a Mongolian prince with a literary temperament, "It seems that it is true, but it was defeated miserably, and it was played out with negative pacifism." However, he still respects people who can think like this, "because no matter what, those who pursue peace shine with the brilliance of humanity."

"No matter how good a war is, it is not as good as the worst peace, that's an interesting saying." Silently put down his chopsticks, wiped the corners of his mouth with a white mouth cloth, and said, "But I want to add that if the price of peace is obtained", it will lead to an even more tragic war next time. Then such a false peace is not as good as victory in a big war! ”

Noyandara couldn't help but look at Shen Mo and said, "The prime minister is the prime minister!" The Han people have a good saying: "Those who do not seek eternity are not enough to seek a moment." Many Ming Dynasty officials before you always only look at one moment and don't seek eternity, so they can't even do well for a while. After speaking, he sighed and said: "But you can't blame them, Meng Han is a three-hundred-year feud, and after fighting for so many years, how can you just stop...... Even if you can stop for a while, you may not know when you will fight again because of something. ”

Shen silently poured wine for Noyandara and found that Du Kang was already empty, so he opened another bottle of Xifeng and said, "Have you thought about it, where is the root cause of this phenomenon?" After a pause, he said: "Or, why do you Mongols keep beating us Han Chinese?" ”