A solemn oath-making ceremony ended in a farce.

Delu Kuchaer led his subordinates to escort several carts of gold and left happily, and before leaving, he once again expressed his attitude to Xiao Fan, Duoyan Sanwei will be loyal to the Son of Heaven and the court, Duoyan Sanwei is willing to be the court eagle dog, never betray, where the court points, they will fight.

Xiao Fan squinted his eyes and smiled.

This kind of thing is just a matter of words, but no one should take it seriously, what loyalty is the same, what will never be betrayed, for Duoyan Sanwei, their loyalty is because the bargaining chips for betrayal are not enough, and that's it.

On the one hand, there is the Ming Dynasty with a full treasury, and on the other hand, there is King Yan, who is living a tight life and plotting against him and has no future, and fools know who they will choose.

The powerful side never has to worry about betrayal, and there are few fools in this world.

At the same time, Xiao Fan also knows that Duoyan Sanwei can only be used for icing on the cake, they can never send charcoal in the snow, in the upcoming battle between the court and the vassal king, only if the court has the overwhelming upper hand, they will do their best to help beat the water dogs, if the court is repeatedly defeated, it is estimated that Duoyan Sanwei will not dare to rush out of the army, and the 20,000 taels of gold smashed out today are considered to be a waste.

In the final analysis, strength determines everything, and the ancients said: those who have attained the Tao have much help, and those who have lost the Tao have little help, and if the word "Tao" is replaced with "strength", it is still the truth.

From the beginning to the end of the meeting between Xiao Fan and Tulu Kuchar, the two of them never mentioned what they were borrowing troops for, whether it was to fight King Yan and other topics, and they were very careful to avoid it.

Some words are enough to tacitly understand each other, and the wisdom of Tolu Kuchaer certainly understands that the imperial court borrowing Duoyan's soldiers is definitely not inviting them to travel to other places to see the scenery...... "Lord Xiao, when does the imperial court want to borrow soldiers, but with your honor's warrant, Duoyan Sanwei will come to the morning and die for the Son of Heaven!" Riding on horseback, he stroked his chest with his left hand and made a Mongolian salute to Xiao Fan.

Xiao Fan also hurriedly stroked his chest with his left hand and saluted, and said: "Lord Tongzhi, this official has agreed with you on behalf of the imperial court that after the matter is over, the imperial court will fulfill its promise to Duoyan Sanwei and will never regret it!" ”

Tulu Kuzar looked up to the sky and laughed: "To be honest, we are not worried about the imperial court repentance...... Lord Xiao, farewell! ”

With that, he whipped his whip and galloped away.

Xiao Fan straightened up, smiled and watched as Tulu Huchaer led his troops to leave, and when the figures of Tulu Huchaer and the cavalry completely disappeared in the afterglow of the grassland, the smile on Xiao Fan's face gradually turned into a sneer.

Ji Gang stood beside him, originally with a happy smile, to say that today's meeting, he was the most thrilling person, fortunately, God did not leave him on the grassland as a hostage, and a sense of happiness of escaping death was filling his chest.

When he turned around, he saw Xiao Fan staring at the direction in which Tulu Huchaer disappeared, with a grim smile on his face, Ji Gang shivered all over, and took a half step back with a frightened face, not daring to make a sound.

"Ji Gang." Xiao Fan called lightly.

"The end will be."

"Get ready, let's go back to Beijing."

"Yes!"

The wagon laden with gold was taken away by Tarukzar, and the group was much quicker with less weight.

On the way, Ji Gang stepped forward, faintly behind Xiao Fan by a horse's head, and said with a flattering smile: "Congratulations to the successful alliance of Duoyan Sanwei, so under the attack of the north and the south, even if the vassal king wants to make trouble, it is not self-sufficient, the lord strategized before the war, laid out in advance, and the victory was decided before the war started, if there is a war in the future, the first contribution to the rebellion is none other than the adult......

Xiao Fan glanced at him, he didn't send Ji Gang out today, he always felt a sullen feeling in his chest, and it was a very unhappy time, Ji Gang's sycophants obviously didn't find the right time.

"Ji Gang, who told you that the vassal king would make a rebellion?" Xiao Fan asked coldly.

Ji Gang was stunned for a moment, then panicked, and stammered: "No...... Nobody told, it's ...... This is the last guess of himself. ”

Xiao Fan sneered: "Guess? Do you know what your blind guess would think about the court if the vassal kings heard it? Ji Gang, what is your intention to confuse the public and provoke the relationship between the court and the vassal king? ”

Ji Gang was startled, a cold sweat suddenly broke out, and he hurriedly clenched his fists and said in fear: "The last general...... The last general will be guilty, and he will never dare to talk nonsense in the future! Please spare the last general......"

Xiao Fan stared coldly at the panicked Ji Gang, and snorted: "Ji Gang, now that you have entered the officialdom, the officialdom is not as good as the people, sometimes you may lose your head if you say the wrong thing, this official is not scaring you, you must be cautious and careful when you talk and do things in the future, otherwise, one day you will lose your head inexplicably, and you will be a fool when you die, and you don't know why you die." ”

Ji Gang was covered in cold sweat and broke out more and more, and when he heard this, he hurriedly trembled and said, "Thank you, my lord, I remember." ”

Xiao Fan's face was slightly pale, and he nodded, not saying anything.

He is not a person who is too harsh on his subordinates, but he is too wary of Ji Gang, if he doesn't take advantage of the fact that he has just entered the officialdom now and his wings are not yet full, I am afraid that he will become more and more arrogant in the future, and he will no longer be able to hold it.

The way to control the subordinates, leniency and severity is the king's way, especially for the kind of ambitious people who want to be on top, they must be suppressed frequently, otherwise there will be disasters in the future.

On the sheep intestine path, Xiao Fan and his party rode a horse silently to Datong Mansion, the atmosphere was quite silent along the way, and Ji Gang followed behind Xiao Fan, looking a little depressed.

Since high school is now on the list of martial arts, and cheekily begging to worship Xiao Fan's disciples, and finally the Son of Heaven issued an order to transfer him to Jinyiwei as a commander, and directly classified into Xiao Fan's subordinates, it is said that Ji Gang's current mood should be when the spring breeze is proud and the scenery is infinite.

But Ji Gang was not happy at all.

Through these days of getting along, Ji Gang found a fact that made him very depressed, I don't know why, the towering tree he took refuge in, the top boss above the court and above 10,000 people, Xiao Fan, the commander of the Jinyi Guard, didn't seem to have a good impression of him, no matter how hard Ji Gang tried to sneak around and shoot the horse, his posture was so low that he was even inferior to his grandson, Xiao Fan seemed to have never looked at him with the right eyes, and when his eyes met, Ji Gang could always feel Xiao Fan's deep wariness of him, as for why Xiao Fan would treat him as a civilian, The little little man whose official position was several levels lower was so wary that Ji Gang couldn't figure it out even if he wanted to break his head.

Of course he couldn't figure it out, now he has a nervous heart, walking on thin ice in the officialdom, cautious, for fear of offending people, how could he think of the day when he will gain power and tilt the power into the opposition?

It is a truth that he has long understood to find a backer in the officialdom, but it is obvious that Xiao Fan's backer does not seem to be very pleasing to the eye, which is really a very fatal thing.

Ji Gang rode on the horse and hung his head without saying a word, for a long time, a complex look suddenly rose in his eyes, **, ambition, resentment, violence, gloom, all kinds of light flashed repeatedly.

Once you have entered the officialdom, you have to climb up desperately, no one can stop my future, not even the commander of the Jinyi Guard!

The return journey is relatively fast, two days of effort, the team has crossed the Great Wall, arrived at the foot of Cailiang Mountain in the north of Shanxi, this trip is top secret, not publicized, not to alarm the local government, otherwise there are people concerned to inquire, the news of the alliance between the imperial court and Duoyan Sanwei will inevitably not reach Beiping, especially Xiao Fan himself, but also to hide people's eyes, now Xiao Fan's name is known to the world, if it is recognized in Shaanxi, it will not be good, -- He Jinyi Wei commanded the adults to travel, ran to the border province of Shanxi, The room for association is too great, so Xiao Fan ordered all his subordinates to change into civilian clothes, and as when they came, they went to Ningwu County, Shanxi Province in batches to meet in units of one hundred and ten people, and then returned to Beijing.

At the foot of Cailiang Mountain, there was already a blue canopy carriage waiting quietly, Xiao Fan abandoned the horse, got into the carriage by himself, and the team marched south in batches.

The door curtains and curtains of the carriage were tightly covered, and a group of more than 100 people slowly walked towards Ningwu County in a very low-key manner.

After the Great Wall is already in the Guannei, compared to the grassland nature is much more prosperous, after walking for two days, the people in the towns on the side of the road gradually increased, and the narrow official road gradually became much wider.

Ji Gang cheekily got into Xiao Fan's carriage halfway through and began to be courteous to Xiao Fan.

Although I am a little disgusted to share a car with a man, but being idle is also idle, some people are willing to shoot sycophants all the way from Shanxi to Beijing, Xiao Fan naturally does not object, after all, in this era of scholars and doctors who everyone has a good face and self-esteem, there are indeed not many shameless people like Ji Gang.

The annihilator naturally has his strengths, as long as he uses it properly, he can still play his role, such as enjoying his endless and unrepeatable sycophants, a piece of toilet paper has its uses, not to mention Ji Ganghu?

The carriage moved forward leisurely, and after shooting wildly for a few hours, Ji Gang finally ran out of words.

Wiping the corners of his mouth that was foaming at the mouth, Ji Gang smiled flatteringly: "My lord, on behalf of the imperial court, did you really seal Daning to Duoyan Sanwei?" ”

Xiao Fan rolled his eyes and said, "Of course, what the official said is true, didn't he just swear?" ”

Ji Gang began to pat himself again: "My lord is really wise and martial, Duoyan Sanwei not only got gold and silver, but also got a huge fief, from now on he will inevitably die for the court, but the court is the head of the horse, under the current situation, only the court has such a big hand, looking at the world, which vassal king can promise such a big benefit to Duoyan Sanwei......"

Ji Gang patted his ass endlessly, but before he finished speaking, Xiao Fan said leisurely: "Who said that the imperial court really gave Daning to Duoyan Sanwei?" ”

Ji Gang was stunned for a moment, and said, "Didn't the adults say ...... just now?"

"For Duoyan Sanwei, Daning was given to them by the imperial court, and for the imperial court, Daning was only lent to them temporarily......"

"Borrow...... To them? ”

Xiao Fan nodded firmly: "Well, you should know that borrowing things out has to be repaid......"

Ji Gang was dumbfounded: "Huh? ”

Xiao Fan looked at Ji Gang's appearance, sighed and shook his head, this guy doesn't look deceitful at all, he is still quite kind at this time, at least he knows what integrity is, to put it mildly, in terms of character, Xiao Fan feels that he is much better than himself.

So Xiao Fan kindly explained to him: "I'm just borrowing the cavalry of Duoyan Sanwei for a while, and after I run out, I will still return all their cavalry, you see, I borrowed everything and returned it, how can he not return my things?" Borrowing and repaying is the way of a gentleman, do you say this is the reason? ”

Ji Gang's eyes were straight, his head was a little dizzy by Xiao Fan's fallacy, and he thought about it for a while before he thought of the key point of this matter.

"Yes...... Didn't the lord promise on behalf of the imperial court that Daning would be permanently sealed to Duoyan Sanwei? ”

Xiao Fan looked at Ji Gang with a little pity, like looking at an idiot.

"Commitment to this thing, it depends on how the individual understands it......" The carriage was idle, and Xiao Fan began to preach and solve doubts: "...... For example, your family eats crabs, so you ask your neighbor to borrow some vinegar, the neighbor is very generous, without saying a word to lend you it, you were very moved, so you patted your chest and said that Ming'er sent the neighbor a set of three into a new house, the neighbor is very happy, you eat crabs are also very happy, but, after the crab is eaten, will you really because the neighbor lent you that little vinegar and give him a set of three into a brand new house? ”

Ji Gang hurriedly shook his head: "Only a fool will do it, why!" ”

Xiao Fan had a teachable expression, patted him on the shoulder, and said, "That's right, the pay and the gain should be equal, this is the justice of the world." ”

Ji Gang realized, and then said hurriedly: "But hasn't the Lord already promised to permanently seal Daning to Duoyan Sanwei?" ”

Xiao Fan shook his head and sighed: "Your surname is too bad, you still don't understand what I mean, I just said, pay and gain should be equal, borrow a few soldiers from me, I will give them such a large fief, do you think this kind of pay and harvest is equal to the imperial court?" ”

Ji Gang smacked his lips and thought thoughtfully: "As soon as my lord said this, the last general also felt that the imperial court had suffered a loss......

Xiao Fan continued: "There is no free lunch in this world, and there is no fief for nothing, if the agreement is not fair, this can only mean one thing......"

"Say...... What does it mean? ”

Xiao Fan said calmly: "It shows that Duoyan Sanwei has met a liar." ”

Ji Gang: "............"

After being silent for a while, Ji Gang said Ai Ai: "What do you mean by ...... The promise made by the imperial court to Duoyan Sanwei is...... Fake? ”

"Of course, just send a few soldiers to get such a big fief, how can there be such a cheap thing in this world? It can also be seen from this that the IQ of Tarukzar is as unpretentious as his appearance......"

"My lord, in this way, the imperial court will still take back Daning in the future?"

Xiao Fan nodded vigorously and said firmly: "Every inch of the Ming land is not easy to come by, how can it be easy to allow people?" Daning will definitely take it back, whether it is a literary or military seizure, no matter how much it costs, it must be taken back! Ji Gang, you have to remember that no matter whether you are a minister or a loyal minister, the land of the Ming Dynasty must not be allowed to give a cent, otherwise it will be regarded as a traitor by the Han Dynasty and scolded for thousands of years! ”

Ji Gang nodded thoughtfully, and then sighed: "Delu Kuchar is really pitiful, except for 20,000 taels of gold, he doesn't seem to have gotten anything......"

Xiao Fanyi refuted sternly: "Nonsense! He gets something more valuable than gold. ”

Ji Gang was stunned for a moment and said, "What else did he get?" ”

"Didn't you find out that Taruhzar was happy when he left? As the so-called gold is difficult to buy the happiness of the master, at least he will live in a fairy tale-like dream of happiness in the past few years, this feeling of happiness cannot be bought with money and land, this is enough, besides, the realm that he once had, I don't know how much higher than the realm that he has obtained permanently, when the day the court takes back Daning, Tulu Kuzar can become a Buddha on the ground......"

(To be continued)