"'General Toerji has done the right thing, there is no need to worry.' Wang Anshi repeated Qiesang's words and asked, "I'm not wrong, am I?" ”

"That's right!" Chesan smiled, "Be sure to bring it." ”

"No problem, I'll tell Master Liu as soon as I go back, and ask him to tell Min Min Beji!" Speaking of this, Wang Anshi's face became gloomy: "Master, it seems that the sword soldiers are going to rise again, if possible, you better leave here early, the sword and gun don't have eyes." ”

"No, General Wang, you can rest assured!" A mysterious smile appeared on Chesan's face: "This time it won't be able to fight!" ”

Ningxia Mansion City, General Military Mansion.

Outside the White Tiger Hall, five steps and one post, ten steps and one sentry, holding a spear, the guards in iron armor stood motionless, if it were not for the white mist spit out from the mouth and nose, it would almost make people mistake it for a statue. At the foot of the steps knelt dozens of women, children, and teenagers dressed as Mongolian nobles, and these poor people were lying on the ground, their faces pressed against the bluestone floor, not daring to move, and the invisible pressure transmitted by the ironclad guards on both sides almost flattened them.

Time flies quickly, more than half an hour has passed in a blink of an eye, kneeling on the stone floor like this in the cold winter wax moon, even young and strong men may not be able to hold it, not to mention that these are just some women and children, soon some people tremble, and some even fainted, but even so, no one made a sound.

At this time, there was a sound of footsteps in the hall, and a Mongolian guard appeared at the door of the White Tiger Hall, and said in a loud voice: "Xuanborzigit clan, Yehenara clan, Erke Kongol Ezhe and others are here!" ”

At the sound of the pilgrimage, the people who had been attached to the ground struggled to get up, and some of the weakest women and children could not even get up on their own strength, and had to get up and walk up the steps with the help of their companions. The first person is Lin Dan Khan's wife, Mrs. Doro, also known as the Empress Doro. She is also from the Son of the Jin clan, named Dele Gedler, in history after the death of Lin Dan Khan after the death of her leadership of the Aqi Tumen Wanhu surrendered to the gold, she herself remarried Huang Taiji, and soon after was named the concubine of the Lintoe Palace (West Palace), ranking third in the five palaces of Chongde. Because at that time, the Ming people translated the Porzigit clan into the Borzigit clan. Therefore, in history, she was called the Great Borzigit clan, and she was distinguished from another Lin Dan wife who was also a Borzigit clan and also married Huang Taiji. When Lin Dan Khan was defeated, she and other wives and concubines and children were in the old camp under the city, and they were all wiped out by the Ming army in a panic, and they all became prisoners of the order. At this time, she looked frightened, and hugged a baby tightly with her right hand, looking afraid of losing it. The hall was flanked by guards, all of whom were Mongols in their attire. This makes these people who have lost everything feel a strange sourness in their hearts more and more.

At this time, Delegdele saw a man in a round-necked robe, with a short beard under his chin, sitting cross-legged behind a low table, and a delicate girl sitting beside him. When Delegedler saw the pattern of the complement on the man's chest, he knew that it was a great official of the Ming Kingdom, so he hurriedly pulled the child to his knees and said in a half-baked Chinese dialect: "The sinner woman meets Lord God!" The people behind her also hurriedly knelt down and saluted, but many of them had stiffened their legs and feet. They fell all over the ground, and the hall was suddenly in chaos.

"That's it. Fetch some cushions and let them sit, they are all women and children, and they look pitiful! Liu Cheng said with a smile.

"Thank you, sir!" Deleg Dele hastened to thank him, and in a short time the guards on both sides brought a lot of mats, and everyone was pardoned. Hurriedly sat down, rubbing his legs, which were already stiff and numb, as if he had ascended to the sky.

"Are you all the wives and concubines of Lin Dan Khan?" Liu Cheng saw that they were sitting down, and asked casually.

"Tell your lord, except for his wife and concubines, and children. There are also two younger sisters. Dele Gedler replied respectfully.

"Hmm!" Liu Cheng nodded, his eyes swept underneath, and his face was full of panic, which made him a little unappetizing, secretly thinking that Lin Dan Khan had a miserable life this time, speaking of which there were groups of wives and concubines, but he couldn't even find a single one who was thoughtful, and he was much better than him if he found a Ming gentleman. Liu Cheng was thinking about his thoughts, and Min Min on the side laughed in a low voice: "What's the matter, which one do you like?" ”

"I'd love to see it, but I can't!" Liu Cheng smiled bitterly: "Fortunately, Minmin, you didn't look like this, otherwise I would be miserable." ”

"Phew!" Min Min took a sip and said with a smile: "Everyone is the descendant of the Jin clan, and they are much stronger than me in terms of bloodline!" ”

"Don't, this lineage is still left to others, I'm not rare!"

Liu Cheng and Min Min were laughing at the top, but the people below were uneasy, after all, their fate was maintained between Liu Cheng's joy and anger. Dele Gedler looked at his young son Abunai in his arms, and secretly made up his mind that as long as he could keep the bloodline of the family, he would accept whatever the Lord Ming Guo asked him to do.

"This official asked you to come today to let you know something!" Liu Cheng paused slightly, making his voice as calm as possible: "Lin Dan Khan is dead!" ”

There was a sobbing sound from the hall, although Delegedler had already been mentally prepared, but when she heard the exact news, she still felt as if her heart had been torn apart all at once, and the huge pain made her almost suffocate, but with strong willpower, she controlled her emotions, turned around and swept everyone with a majestic gaze, and the crying suddenly stopped. She turned around and asked, in an almost arrogant tone, "My lord, can I take a look?" ”

Liu Cheng nodded, he sincerely felt admiration for the amazing willpower shown by the middle-aged woman in front of him in the face of the disaster, he gently patted his palm, and a guard came to Dele Gedler with his head in front of him, Dele Gedler carefully observed her husband's head for a while, and finally kissed her on the forehead, and asked Liu Cheng: "How did he die?" “

"It was the Lost Rabbit Khan of the Tumut tribe who killed him." Liu Cheng said in a low voice: "Lin Dan Khan escaped my pursuit and crossed the Yellow River from the pontoon bridge, but he happened to meet the combined forces of Gushi Khan and Bu Lost Rabbit Khan. He was defeated, captured and killed by the Lost Rabbit Khan! “

"Damn Tumut dog!" A crisp voice shouted, it was Lin Dan Khan's eldest son, Ezhe, his immature face was full of hatred. Dele Gedler took it in his arms. covered his son's mouth, forced him to kneel on the ground, and begged Liu Cheng: "My lord, please forgive me!" ”

"No need! This official is not enough to meet a child! Liu Cheng smiled: "If you want to cry, cry, he is dead, I have no hatred with the dead!" ”

The woman and the children were silent for a moment. Then they began to sob, shedding tears over the death of their husbands, fathers, and brothers, but it is difficult to say how much of their cries were for Lin Dan Khan, and some of them were for themselves, and they were no longer the wives, princesses, and princes of the Great Khan, but a group of captives.

Liu Cheng waited patiently for the crying to go down, he knew very well that when crying was a channel for emotional venting, when a person finished crying. I often vent my strong feelings such as grief and hatred in my heart, and I can think about problems with a calmer mind. So if you want to talk to him, it's best to wait until he's finished crying.

"Big Lady!" Liu Cheng said to Delegdale: "I don't know very well the customs of your Mongols, but according to the customs of our Han people, it is better for a person to be buried with a complete corpse. Bu Lost Rabbit Khan only sent this head, I have sent a messenger to ask him to send the body too, and then bury it together after the stitching is completed, I don't know if you are satisfied? ”

"Thank you for your kindness!" Deleg Gedler bowed his head gratefully. The women and children behind her also fell to thank Liu Cheng one after another.

"That's it!" Liu Cheng waved his hand: "Whether you believe it or not, in fact, I don't want to kill Lin Dan Khan." If your husband had fallen into my hands, he would certainly be alive by now. “

Dele Gedler lowered his head, so that Liu Cheng could not see the expression on his face: "My lord, you are really kind." ”

"No, no, no!" Liu Cheng shook his head: "It's not benevolent, your husband broke the side wall of the Ming Dynasty." Kill thousands of people, loot the countryside, and besiege the city. So I led my troops to attack him, I am the chief soldier of the Ming Dynasty, if I am kind to him. Then I'm sorry for the court, the Son of Heaven and the people. I don't want to kill him because it's better for Daming if he lives than dies! Speaking of this, Liu Cheng paused a little and continued: "After this battle, the Chahar Department has been greatly injured, and it will not be able to pose a threat to the Ming Dynasty for twenty years, if he does not die, I can detain Lin Dan Khan's sister-in-law in my hands as a hostage, and let him graze in the backset grassland, which can be used as a barrier to the side wall; Second, it can also be allowed to compete with the Later Jin for the Mongolian tribes. But now that he is dead, several brothers and nephews who can inherit his position have also died in battle, and the children are still too young to govern, who do you say will lead the Chahar Ministry? “

"My lord, he once divided his troops to a few of us commanders during his lifetime." Dele Gedler raised his head and said: "If the adults believe us, please still divide the tribe to us, and we will honestly be the barrier of the Ming Dynasty!" ”

"Well, that's a good idea, and that's what I thought."

"Thank you, sir!" Dele Gedler was overjoyed when she heard this, and was about to kowtow to thank her, but Liu Cheng's next words shattered the flame of hope again.

"It's a pity that it can't be done now." Liu Cheng sighed, his face full of disappointment.

"Why not? We must be faithful to Daming, and if you can't believe it, we can keep the children with you as hostages. It was as if someone on the verge of drowning would grasp any straw, Dele Gedler cried out, forgetting that she had made up her mind a few minutes earlier that she would sacrifice everything to save her child.

"It's easy! Because you are women! Liu Cheng smiled and said: "Bu Lost Rabbit Khan has returned, he will definitely take revenge on you, if I give you the people, wouldn't it be sending sheep into the mouth of the tiger?" “

"Your Excellency, don't worry—"

"It's not a reassuring thing!" Liu Cheng interrupted Delegedler's plea: "If Bu Lost Rabbit Khan annexes you, his strength will be strong enough to pose a threat to my Ming Dynasty, if so, then wouldn't my battle be in vain?" I can't take that risk. And now there's an even more troublesome thing. “

"Trouble? Could it be that it has something to do with us? ”

"Not bad!" Liu Cheng nodded: "Bu Lost Rabbit Khan, he asked the governor for a reward, asking for you to be rewarded to him as his wife, and the captured troops were also handed over to him." ”

This news immediately aroused everyone's fear, the women hugged their children and cried, and several young children who didn't know the world saw their mothers crying, and they also cried one after another, and for a time the White Tiger Hall was full of women and children's crying, as if the end was coming. Min Min looked a little soft-hearted, and reached out to poke Liu Cheng, Liu Cheng turned around and smiled, and made a gesture that didn't matter.

"Then my lord, did you promise to lose the rabbit?" Dele Gedler asked, she had already noticed that Liu Cheng had been skillfully guiding the conversation, as if he was hiding something, which made her secretly vigilant: what made him so polite to a group of captives?

"Madame, it's not for me to decide." Liu Cheng laughed, stretched out his right hand and pointed at his chest: "I am the deputy chief soldier of Yansui Town, just a military general, according to the law of the Ming Dynasty, to use literature and martial arts, such things should be decided by the governor of Wenchen, that is, the governor." “

"Lord Governor?" Dele Gedler smiled: "Whether you are or the governor, they are all courtiers of the Ming Emperor, don't you think the same?" ”

"Hahaha!" Liu Cheng suddenly laughed: "Big lady, you asked this question well, it was wonderful!" In most cases, the governor is strategic, and the official directs the army to charge into battle, although the power is different, but the purpose is the same, both are loyal to the country, but sometimes there are still some differences. “

"And what about this time?"

Liu Cheng smiled, but didn't speak, everyone looked at it, where they didn't know what Liu Cheng meant, obviously there was a contradiction between this Han general and the governor who was not there, so he found himself, and his face was happy.

"Lord Liu, Bu Lost Rabbit is a great enemy of our peers, please persuade the governor not to answer him." Dele Gedler's voice was not loud, but his words were very clear. Liu Cheng's face also became serious: "If you don't hide your position, I don't want to hand you over to Bu Lost Rabbit Khan, this person is ambitious, and he has annexed the left-wing departments, and it will become a disaster for my Ming Dynasty in the long run." But what the governor wants now is to settle the border affairs as soon as possible, so that he can return to Beijing to take up his post, if he does not agree to Bu Lost Rabbit's house, he is afraid that he will raise swords again. (To be continued.) )