Chapter Eighty-Seven: The Ambition of the Fire Sifteen
"Yang Tong, you should know my temper, if you are telling a lie, then my anger is not something you can bear." Although the so-called news brought by Yang Tong sounded eye-catching, the fire sieve was not moved, but still took a sip of mare's milk wine, and then reached into the slave girl's clothes and played with it. While kneading vigorously with his hands, he stared at Yang Tong deadly, although the fire sieve said very seriously, Yang Tong still saw the excitement in the eyes of the fire sieve.
The slave girl seemed to be accustomed to such ravage, and there was no trace of pain on her face, but she lowered her head and held the plate without saying a word, still violently using the fire sieve.
"Honorable Banner Master, how dare the humble Yang Tong deceive you, everything the villain said is the truth." Although Yang Tong was scared on his face, when he saw the look in the eyes of the fire sieve, he knew that the task assigned to him by the incense master should be completed.
Also, what he sifted for the fire was another big victory second only to Warat Taishi. He didn't believe that the fire sieve, as a prairie eagle, would let go of this opportunity. As long as there is this big victory, the fire sieve can be completely equal to the direct descendant of the Golden Family, Batu Munke Dayan Khan of the Northern Yuan.
"Let's hear it first." The fire sieve saw Yang Tong's words, and was even more interested in Yang Tong.
"Lord Banner, I have a friend who is an official in the Datong Metropolitan Division, but he has a conflict with his boss, so I want to get rid of him. And to be able to get rid of such a thing, only the great Lord Fire Sieve can do. That's why I came to hope to work with the banner lord to deal with the Ming army in Datong. Yang Tong said his purpose first according to the rhetoric given by Sun Qinlin, if he didn't say his purpose first, a person like Huo Sieve was not a fool, how could he follow the route given by Sun Qinlin.
"Against the Ming army, do you see me as your family's slave?" Hearing Yang Tong say this, the fire sieve laughed contemptuously, and then pulled out the hand that was wandering in the clothes of the Han female slave, and then stretched out two big hands and twisted the female slave's neck hard, only to hear a few "clicks", and the female slave was twisted off by the fire sieve and fell to the ground.
Seeing this, the guards on the side hurriedly dragged the body out, and called another Han female slave to come in and serve.
"Hurry up and finish, or you'll end up like that Hannu." Huo Sieve looked at Yang Tong impatiently, and the threat in his words became more and more intense.
Huo Sieve naturally knew that the Han people were treacherous and abnormal, and a hundred Tatars might not be able to play a Han with a heart. So he simply used his life and blood to give the Han man in front of him a little color who seemed to belong to that kind of treacherous person. Anyway, he has swept the nine sides in the past few years, captured and plundered an unknown number of Han slaves, and killed or injured one or two, and he is not distressed at all. And this year's white disaster is more serious, freezing to death a lot of cattle and sheep, keeping these women is also a burden, which is also the reason why he has to attack Datong City in the twenties of the lunar month, when it snows heavily. He had already prepared that if the white plague continued to be severe, he would kill those Han slaves to ease the burden. Anyway, the Han people in the Great Wall are like the chickens and ducks that the Han people keep in the fence, and they just need to catch them when they want.
"Yes, my lord." Although Yang Tong has seen a lot of dead people in the Five Lotus Hall, where has he ever seen such a situation as twisting a person's neck without saying a word, and this slave girl was still being played with by the fire sieve just now, and the fire sieve actually broke the neck of the slave girl just to intimidate him. The barbarian is really not a good person, and cooperating with the Tartar is tantamount to seeking skin with the tiger, but unfortunately he has come here, and he has to send it.
Thinking of this, Yang Tong didn't dare to have any fancy intestines, and directly said his intention: "Honorable Banner Lord." That friend of mine has already made it to the position of Toji. He's been able to get some more important information. There is a new Qincha in Datong Mansion, and this Qincha is in charge of inspecting the Nine Sides. And the deputy chief soldier of Datong will also check inside and outside Datong City with that Qin Cha. If possible, the king of the Ming Dynasty, who may not be out of the palace gate for a long time, will also go to Datong City or some castles to inspect together. As long as you know their route and find the right opportunity to suddenly appear on their way, Lord Banner, with your invincible cavalry, those Ming troops will definitely be vulnerable. As long as you kill or capture the big and small officials or even the acting king in Datong Mansion, and the dragons in Datong City are leaderless, then Datong City is easy for you to break the city. ”
"Tell me, what are your requirements?" When Huo Sieve heard this, his heart was also moved, if he could really catch those princes and Qincha, even if he couldn't extort some silver money like the imperial court, he could increase his prestige in competing with Dayan Khan for neutral tribes. And as long as you break through Datong City, it is equivalent to breaking through the outer three passes, and your iron cavalry can drive straight in, even if you can't beat Beijing City, but the place where you can get food and population is even bigger. However, the fire sieve is not stupid, Yang Tong has talked so much about being useful to himself, but he has not mentioned that it is useful to Yang Tong, he does not believe that businessmen will do business at a loss.
"Lord Bannerman, my friend is very simple, as long as your cavalry leaves Datong, you can leave 800 slaves to impersonate your soldiers, and leave more than 1,000 civilians. So that my friends can report their military exploits to the imperial court. Yang Tong first reported a number.
"Hmph, eight hundred slaves. Yang Tong, even if a dead slave is not my soldier, the number of eight hundred will make me ashamed. Can your Ming army kill 800 of my soldiers? The contempt for the Ming army in the tone of the fire sieve even Yang Tong couldn't listen to it, thinking that Ming Taizu and Ming Chengzu killed the Northern Yuan as if they were playing, why didn't I see you mention it, but now that people are under the eaves, they are asking for the fire sieve, so they can only say with a smile: "But that's just eight hundred slaves, it's not really your fierce iron horse, and those people are still Ming people......"
"Even if it's fake, this number will discredit my reputation. Also, even if those Ming people are slaves, they are also my slaves. Although their lives are worthless, they are also mine. The fire sieve strangled Yang Tong's retreat with one bite.
"Then sir, how should the number of people be determined?" Yang Wei saw that the fire sieve was so strong, and he was also bitter in his heart. Although Sun Qinlin only borrowed a knife to kill people and let the fire sieve kill Ye Guan and Ma Sheng and others, he was not prepared to let the fire sieve attack Datong Mansion City or capture the acting prince. But I didn't expect this fire screen to be so stingy before such a big temptation, but Yang Tong couldn't do the fire sieve, so he could only let the fire sieve offer a price.
"After my army invaded Datong, all the gold, silver, jewelry, and food for the population belonged to me, and I left a hundred slaves and three hundred people, which is my bottom line." Huo Sieve is very confident in his own strength, as long as he really captures the head of Datong City, then Datong is his bag, as long as he sacks Datong Mansion City, then those slaves who were supposed to be killed can survive this winter with those grains, then their tribe will become stronger with the addition of these newly plundered slaves, and they will become stronger among the many tribes in Mongolia. Then those slaves became extremely important to him again.
"Okay, according to the Banner Master. When I go back and consult with my friend, I will tell you the road map of Chincha and Masheng when I find an opportunity. Although he knew that the fire sieve could not enter Datong Mansion, he secretly laughed in his heart that the fire sieve was stupid, but Yang Tong still pretended to be extremely unhappy on his face, and left the yurt after agreeing with the fire sieve.
"Lord Banner, the Han people are all insidious people, their words are not credible, maybe this is a counter-plot in the Han soldiers' book, they may set up an ambush in advance, and wait for your lord to fall into the trap." Just after Yang Tong left, a centurion beside the fire sieve stepped forward and said to the fire sieve.
"Of course I know that the Han people can't be trusted, but in the face of all the great strength, those small tricks are not worth the scimitar in the hands of my tribesmen. The Ming army can still block my iron cavalry if they leave the stone city, and if they leave the tortoise shell, it is like a lamb leaving the protection of the herdsmen, and the calf is far away from the care of the cow. In front of the wolves, the sheep's plan is just a Naadam conference for the wolves, and I will take everything from them with my scimitar in my hand, and take away everything useful with my horse under my crotch. With corpses all over the ground, we will repay the harvest that the Ming people have brought us! The fire sieve sneered and looked at Yang Tong, who had left the yurt, and used the precious waist knife to cut off the head of the lamb on the fire rack at once. The already roasted and tender sheep's head fell into the fire, splashing a large piece of sparks, and the smoke and dust that it brought up covered the place where Yang Tong knelt just now......
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Just when the Maitreya Sect was seeking skin with the tiger outside the fortress, Ye Guan was standing in front of a magnificent palace.
This palace can be regarded as the most important building in Datong City. The master in it is not only a vassal king, but also a powerful prince who holds the military and political power of Datong Mansion.
In the past, Zhu Yuanzhang divided the princes, and those close to the border fortress, such as the King of Qin, the King of Jin, the King of Yan, the King of Ning, and the King of Liao, all had great power. The living environment of these princes in the border is different from that of those princes in the mainland, and the fiefdom has been in flames for a long time. If they don't even have military power, they are like pigs to be slaughtered at any time. Although Zhu Yuanzhang's surname is Zhu, he is not a real pig, otherwise he would not be able to sit on the dragon chair, so those princes have three escorts directly belonging to the prince himself and specific wartime commands. Zhu Yuanzhang's thirteenth son, Zhu Gui, was one of the nine kings of Biansai.
Like the Forbidden City in Beijing, the Acting Palaces are located in the middle of Datong City. It covers an extremely wide area, with more than 800 houses alone, which are also divided into inner and outer courts and inner courts. Among them, the carrier hall is the tallest and most brilliant. The carrying hall is seven rooms wide, covered with blue-green glazed tiles, and the wall pillars are painted red. It shows the heavenly style that ordinary people don't have.
Although the scale of the Daiwangfu is large, there are no pedestrians for several miles around, and if it is not for the people who are official, they can't even enter the streets around the Daiwangfu.
The palace of the palace of the dynasty is arched and roofed, and the cockroach is painted in the middle and decorated with gold. Eight auspicious flowers are painted on the side. The throne of the prince in the palace "is made of red lacquer and gold." Accounts, with red pins and gold cockroaches. The base of the carrier hall is built of white marble, six feet and nine inches high, and is divided into two layers. It is a magnificent building second only to the Emperor's Fengtian Palace, which can also see the brotherly feelings between the first generation of kings and Zhu Di.
Ye Guan rode to the gate of the palace with dozens of personal guards, and after dismounting and standing, Ye Guan came to the door and handed the thorn to the outer gatehouse.
In fact, as early as when Ye Guan and the others were still on East Street, the acting king got the news. However, what is the identity of the acting king, there is no need to greet Ye Guan in person, just ask his subordinates to wait at the inner door early, and bring him in as soon as Ye Guan comes.
The head of the palace got the famous thorn, and immediately opened the middle door of the palace with a spring breeze on his face. Of course, this is not to give Ye Guan face, and Ye Guan can't let a prince open the middle door for him. Ye Guan is not a messenger sent by the emperor to announce the decree to the acting king, there is no need to open the middle door. However, the acting king gave the face of his clan brother Emperor Hongzhi, who was far away in the capital. Although they are brothers, after all, it has been so long, although the first generation of the king and Zhu Di are compatriots of the same mother, and they are both the daughters of Xu Da, the king of Zhongshan, they are even closer, but after more than 100 years, the number of meetings is small, and the king is afraid that this royal brother who is far away in Beijing will not be satisfied, so it is also very face-saving.
The palace steward smiled and said: "The prince heard that Lord Qincha has arrived, and he likes it very much, and the slaves and maids come to greet him, my lord, please come in." ”
After speaking, he sent Ye Guan to the palace and invited.
As soon as Ye Guan entered the palace, he could feel the grandeur of this generation of palace. Under the leadership of the housekeeper, Ye Guan took four brocade guards into the Yumen, Duanli Gate, and Carrier Gate in turn, and walked in a straight line. In the east of the gate of the palace, there is "Qin Cheng Shang's order to guard the Dai Bangfang", and there is "Tianhuang Emperor Emperor's Family Fan Fang" in the west of the door. Ye Guan and the others walked for nearly half a stick of incense before they came to the most important center point of the entire Dai Wang's Mansion - the meeting hall of the Dai Wang - the Carrier Hall.
There was a person standing in the center of the main hall, dressed in a four-clawed vermilion python dragon robe, about twenty years old, looking at Ye Guan and a few people outside the hall with a smile. It was the acting king Zhu Juncan, who had only recently become a knight.
Ye Guan hurriedly walked two steps to the carrier hall, he was a messenger, the prince first bowed to the emperor with courtesy, greeted the emperor, Ye Guan was well on behalf of the emperor and then bowed to the king, the two sides were polite, and then the guests were seated.
The two exchanged pleasantries for a while, and the acting king was full of concern, so he asked: "Lord Ye, you came to investigate the case of Liu Shiqing of the Datong border army by the order of the imperial brother, I don't know if there are any clues?" ”