"And who are you?"

"I'm Guru Chesan, the 4th **** Lobsan? A disciple of Chokyi Gyaltsen, a descendant of Altan Khan! I was joined by the head of the Tumut tribe, Bu Shan Tu Khan, the great Gushi Khan, and the most powerful Dzungar Khan, who also sent his right hand General Erji, lay down the bow and arrows, the blood of the Mongol warriors cannot be shed for such a vile and cowardly fellow as Lindan Batur! “

Chessan's loud voice was heard very clearly on the empty mound, and the countless torches and the dense sound of horses' hooves under the mound added a lot of convincing force to his rhetoric, the shouting and killing gradually subsided, and there was no longer the characteristic swishing sound of feathered arrows piercing the air in the air, it was obvious that the remnants of the Chahar army on the mounds had no desire to continue fighting, and Tashhai realized that he had to come up with a way to let Lin Dan Khan escape.

"If I lay down my arms, my men won't be harmed, right?" Tashhai shouted loudly as he turned his head to look for the traces of Lin Dan Khan, who planned to try to delay the escape of his master.

Cesan quickly replied: "No, as long as you lay down your weapons, if anyone throws an arrow at you, I will be sent to the Infernal Hell after death, and I will never be reborn!" ”

"Great Khan!" Tashhai finally found Lin Dan Khan, only to see that he was still sitting next to a fire that had been extinguished: "Hurry up and take advantage of the fact that they have not closed the encirclement, and flee on horseback, people's hearts are like weeds, they can no longer be relied on!" “

"Run? Where else can I escape? ”

"Great Khan, the great Temujin also hid in the wool cart, hiding from the pursuers, as long as you are alive, the banner of the son will not fall!" Tashhai brought a war horse and was about to pull Lin Dan Khan on the horse, but he was pushed away.

"It's a pity that I'm not the great Temujin." Lin Dan Khan suddenly laughed: "It's over, and the children and grandchildren of the children and grandchildren can enjoy the victory." You can also face failure, so be it! With that, he pushed away the astonished Tashhai, walked to the low wall, and shouted, "Master Chesan, I am Lindan Batur, what will you do to me if I lay down my arms?" ”

As if stunned by Lin Dan Khan's question, Tugangxia did not give an answer immediately, and after a while. Only then did I hear the loud voice: "If you lay down your arms, then for the sake of the same bloodline, no one will let you shed blood, and you will stay in the monastery and forgive your sins!" ”

Lin Danhan said with a smile: "You see, in the second half of my life, I can at least recite scriptures and participate in meditation in the Buddhist hall and practice the afterlife!" Could there be a better alternative? ”

It was a very warm tent, with a skeleton made of poplar wood, double cowhide, a woolen blanket on the floor, and a copper stove at each of the four corners of the tent. The charcoal was burning brightly inside, and the tent was filled with a pleasantly warm atmosphere, in stark contrast to the cold wind whistling from the withered grass outside.

Lin Dan Khan sat cross-legged on the ground, he had just finished bathing. He had changed into clean clothes, his face was fair, and his wet hair was spread over his shoulders, if it were not for the forehead and the hair on the top of his head, which were shaved according to the Mongol custom. At this time, Lin Dan Khan looked like a Han Confucian who had just finished bathing.

The curtain was lifted, and four people entered, led by Lama Chesan. Behind him was a middle-aged man dressed as a prince, followed by two stout guards. The middle-aged man dressed as a prince stared at Lin Dan Khan deadly, with a vicious light in his eyes, he spat on the ground and said hatefully: "Lin Dan Batur, you also have today!" ”

"Bu Lost Rabbit, what are you doing here?" Lin Dan Khan's expression was a little frightened, he turned his gaze to Lama Chesang and asked, "Master Chesang, what do you mean by this?" Chesan didn't answer, just smiled slightly, stood sideways, and let Bu Lost Rabbit come to the front.

"What do you mean?" Bu Lost Rabbit sneered: "Come and send you to the West Heaven, do you think that you can save your life with just those few oaths?" It's ridiculous! "It turned out that this Bu Lost Rabbit was a descendant of Altan Khan, the leader of the most powerful Tumut tribe of the three right wings, and had the privilege of trading with the Ming Dynasty. When Chesang contacted the tribes to crusade against Lin Dan Khan, he was naturally the most active one, and his hatred for Lin Dan Khan was also the deepest.

Lin Dan Khan saw that Bu Lost Rabbit was fierce, and hurriedly shouted: "Master Chesang, you have sworn to guarantee the safety of my life, are you not afraid of falling into the Infernal Hell after death?" In the face of Lin Dan Khan's shouting, Chesang remained silent, with a mocking smile on his face, and Bu Lost Rabbit next to him smiled: "The master just promised not to let you bleed, and if I let you die without blood, it will not be considered a violation of the oath!" He waved his hand, and two guards hugged him, and Lin Dan Khan struggled with all his might, and shouted with the hope of chance: "What about the Buddha Hall?" You promise I'll stay in the monastery!" ”

"What's so hard about that!" Bu Lost Rabbit smiled: "I will put your ashes in a gold box and enshrine them next to the Buddhist altar, isn't this just staying in the temple?" ”

At this time, Lin Dan Khan had been pressed to the ground by the two guards, and under the suppression of his four iron-like arms, he couldn't move at all. He shouted in despair: "Chessan, if you lie in front of the Buddha, you will definitely be punished!" ”

"Really?" Lama Chesang finally spoke: "Then Lin Dan Khan, you betrayed our Gelug sect, what will be the retribution after death?" If it weren't for the blood of the Golden Family that flowed in you, you would have been torn apart by now! At this point, Lama Chesang paused a little and asked, "I ask you, where is the 'Maha Kala'?" Where is Sharhutuktu? If you tell me, I'll let you die without suffering! “

Hearing Qiesang's question, Lin Dan Khan's face showed a happy smile: "It's all in Mingren, if you have the ability, go to Mingren and ask for it!" ”

"Do you think I won't be able to?" Chesang sneered, then turned to Bu Lost Rabbit and said, "Bu Lost Rabbit Khan, I'll leave it to you here!" ”

He owed a debt to Lama Chesang and sent him out of the tent, turning to his subordinates and shouting, "Wrap this guy in a blanket and carry him outside." ”

Hearing Bu Lost's words, Lin Dan Khan's face changed greatly, and before he could shout, he was pushed to the ground by the two guards and wrapped in a woolen blanket. Lift it outside and throw it on the ground. Bu Lost Rabbit jumped on the war horse, rushed over, trampled on the blanket fiercely, trampled on it dozens of times, and finally there was no movement under the blanket, the guards uncovered the blanket, only to see that Lin Dan Khan inside had long been out of human form.

Ningxia Mansion City, General Military Mansion.

"Thank you, Lord Governor, General Liu, for breaking the siege of Ningxia and saving hundreds of thousands of my people from fire and water!" Hu Kejian raised his glass with a grin. Toasted to Lu Boqi on the first seat, Liu Cheng on the side, this father-in-law of the supervising army did not mention the word "deputy" in Liu Cheng's official position as deputy commander-in-chief, but no one felt that it was wrong, after all, according to Liu Cheng's great work of almost completely annihilating Lin Dan Khan's department, it was only a matter of time before the word "deputy" on the deputy commander-in-chief was removed.

"Don't dare!" Lu Boqi and Liu Chengdu owed a slight debt to show that they did not dare to accept Hu Kejian's courtesy, so they drank all the wine in the cup, although according to the grade. Both of them have official ranks far beyond Hu Kejian, but after all, the other party is an internal official and a person close to the Son of Heaven, so it is necessary to show due respect for him.

"What about Mr. Du?" Lu Boqi's gaze swept over the table. The position next to Hu Kejian was empty, and according to the conventions of officialdom, as a general of the main army, he could not be absent from such an important banquet.

"General Du had an arrow wound on his body, and he suffered a cold from patrolling the city a few days ago. I learned that the two adults were still recuperating in bed when they broke the tartar. Then he was busy dispatching troops and answering the two adults, and he couldn't hold it anymore immediately after he was busy. Therefore, I did not come, so please forgive me! ”

"Don't dare!" Lu Boqi hurriedly replied: "This time I was able to break the sweat, and it was not the work of me and General Liu, Gonggong Hu and General Du held the Ningxia Mansion for several months, and they also made great contributions to breaking the Tartars. This governor must take credit for the two of them in his recital to the imperial court! ”

Hu Kejian was overjoyed when he heard this, and hurriedly thanked him: "Where, where, the two adults have worked hard and made great achievements, how dare they accept it for nothing!" “

Lu Boqi's statement, the atmosphere at the banquet suddenly became warm, after this battle only the surrendered Tartar cavalry has more than 9,000 horsemen, captured livestock, the old and weak, women and children have more than 30,000 people, and more than 10,000 people have been killed, this is already the biggest gain in this dynasty in addition to the founding of the second ancestor of the country in the several expeditions of hundreds of thousands of people, in the battle with the East and the defeat of the army, and there is chaos in the northwest today, even if it is to calm the people's hearts, the imperial court will also reward a lot. And in this meritorious deed reward, Lu Boqi, who served as the governor of Ningxia, is undoubtedly the most powerful person, since he opened his mouth, everyone's glory and wealth must not be able to run. The generals trapped in the city of Ningxia Mansion all smiled and stepped forward to toast them. Liu Cheng, who was sitting on the side, sneered secretly, no matter how many people were at the banquet, the career of Ningxia General Du Wenhuan was at an end. The reason is very simple, he was defeated by Lin Dan Khan in the previous ambush, which led to the almost corruption of the overall situation in the northwest, with Hong Chengchou's personality, he would never bear this pot for him, and he must have pushed all the accusations on his Du Wenhuan in the concert. And Emperor Chongzhen is by no means a magnificent, elegant person, and has a very good memory of the mistakes of his subordinates. If he loses this battle, maybe because of the critical situation, he will have to pinch his nose and let Du Wenhuan make meritorious contributions; And this battle was not only won, but also won so beautifully, almost swept away the possible border troubles in the northwest in the next twenty years, Chongzhen will definitely use Du Wenhuan as a chicken, kill and scare those monkeys who don't work hard, and by the way, show his wisdom and discernment. This Du Wenhuan Du brother, unless there is a very powerful big man in the court as Olympic aid, it is a good life not to die in prison.

"Mr. Liu, Mr. Liu!" A feminine voice woke Liu Cheng up from his thoughts, he raised his head and found that Hu Gongcheng was standing in front of him, looking at himself with a smile, holding a wine glass in his hand, daring to toast in front of him, he hurriedly got up and said: "I was thinking about a little thing below, but I didn't see your father-in-law coming over, please forgive me!" “

"It's okay, it's okay!" Hu Kejian was in a very good mood at this time, a few days ago he was still in a panic in the siege, and in an instant he won a big victory, he almost saw the throne of the eunuch of the palm seal of the imperial horse eunuch beckoning to him, it happened that Gao Qiqian was dead, and now the position of the eunuch of the palm seal of the imperial horse eunuch is vacant, but there is a pen temporarily in charge, in terms of qualifications, he has entered the scope of the circle selection, plus this big victory, I am afraid that he is already the most powerful contender, what is missing is only the money up and down. Thinking of this, Hu Kejian's brain became active, it seems that he must find a few more supporters outside the palace who are willing to pay for him, isn't this Liu Zongbing in front of him a good candidate?

"Mr. Liu!" Hu Kejian gave a thumbs up in front of Liu Cheng: "You broke through the sweat this time, and you must have gained a lot, right?" “

"It's a bit of a gain!" Liu Cheng smiled, he had already guessed a little bit of the mind of the Hu Gonggong in front of him, and said with a smile: "It's just that they are all livestock and horses, which are not valuable goods, but although the Tartars are poor, they are not without ways to make money." ”

"Where to make money?" When Hu Kejian heard this, he was secretly happy, and thought to himself that this Mr. Liu was a wonderful person who understood people's hearts, and he didn't need to say more to understand, but he could have a good friendship.

"This time Ningxia is over, and there are a lot of places where this prison has spent a lot of money to return to Beijing, if Liu Zongbing has any way to make money, please mention it."

"Huh." Liu Cheng snorted, raised the wine glass with both hands to make a toast, covered half of his face with his sleeve so as not to let people see the shape of his mouth, and said in a low voice: "I don't know what my father-in-law is doing and how much is needed?" “

Hu Kejian looked at Liu Cheng, who was smiling at the corner of his mouth, and replied in a low voice: "The eunuch with the palm seal of the imperial horse supervisor in the palace is still empty, I calculated it, and I want to take it down This lack is still less than this number!" With that, he stretched out his left hand and spread his five fingers, turning it over again. Liu Cheng saw it clearly, and secretly scolded this gelding dog in his stomach for having a lot of appetite, why didn't he just grab it? There was a look of embarrassment on his face: "Gonggong Hu's matter, the lower officials should have repaid, but this number is a little bigger, and it is a little difficult for a while." ”

"Yes!" Hu Kejian sighed: "Twenty-five thousand taels is indeed a little more, but this opportunity is really rare, it is really not enough, I have to go to Lao Xi'er's money bank to borrow some, I would rather give them three or four cents of interest." (To be continued.) )