Yang Reform was amused by the title of "Imperial Cooperative Army", but he didn't expect this "Meng Annihilation" to think about it. I secretly wondered whether to give the title of this Imperial Cooperative Army. In the future, the reputation of this imperial alliance army is not very good, and it is synonymous with Han annihilation.

"I want to ask you a question, how do you feel about helping me and leading the way to Mongolia?" Yang Gengai wanted to know what this "Meng Annihilation" thought.

Able to beg the rabbit Jin Qingqing said happily: "Your Majesty the Emperor, the minister feels very honored to lead the way for His Majesty the Emperor, this is a great honor to the head of the minister, and the minister will definitely swear to serve His Majesty." "Constantly show loyalty to the emperor.

There is no hesitation, no embarrassment, and nothing to be ashamed of, so it is natural to regard this work as an honor.

Yang Reform was very surprised, why did this "Mengan" do it so directly and enthusiastically?

"Can beg for a rabbit and a young man, do you really regard this as an honor to lead the way for me and fight Mongolia?"

"Returning to His Majesty the Emperor, all the Mongolian tribes are proud to be canonized by the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty, and they are all eager to be given titles by His Majesty, and they are all eager to do things for His Majesty."

Yang Reform was a little surprised by the words of the begging rabbit Jin Gangqing, this "Meng Annihilation" hung on the head of this can begging rabbit Jin Gangqing, it didn't seem to be suitable, Yang Reform remembered that this Mongolian tribe, such as Duoyan Sanwei, was called Wei because of the canonization of the Ming Dynasty, and it was called the king and hegemon in the Mongolian steppe. Therefore, this Mongolia, nominally, is still the "territory" of the Ming Dynasty, with the right master to fight those disobedient rebellions, it is justified, and it is no wonder that this can beg the rabbit Jin Gangqing to regard the "leading party" as an honor, and people are not "annihilated" in the first place.

In fact, Mongolia is not a unified country, it has always been a tribal alliance composed of tribes, and the organizational form of interests is based on tribes, not countries, so there is no such thing as "annihilation", everything is just for their own tribes, how to rise to the point of "annihilation"?

After listening to the words of Nengqi Rabbit Jin Gangqing, Yang Gengai felt that his Mongolian strategy might have to be changed, Mongolia is not a highly unified centralized country, but a loose tribal alliance, and his previous strategy was carried out in the form of dealing with a country, and now it seems that it is wrong. I have to discuss this matter with Sun Chengzong.

Thinking about other things in his head, he didn't have the heart to talk to the leader of this small tribe anymore.

"Can beg the rabbit Jin Qingqing, let's stop here today, you go back, rest for a few days, there will be a special person to talk to you about this matter, in addition, big companion, reward five thousand taels as my advance money." Yang Gai stretched out a carrot and placed it in front of the horse of the nengqi rabbit Jin Gangqing, and used it to hang the leader of the Mongol tribe.

Able to beg the rabbit Jin Qingqing to thank him happily: "The minister thanks His Majesty the Emperor for the reward, after the minister goes back, he will definitely do his best to serve His Majesty the Emperor,...... It's just that...... Your Majesty, please give the military name of the 'Imperial Cooperative Army' to the ministers as well. "I still hope that I can get the title of the Ming Dynasty, so that I can justify it, and in the future, if someone is looking for trouble for myself, I can also move the Ming Dynasty out as a shield.

"Imperial Army"? Yang Reform pondered, this title, to him or not? After thinking about it, he said: "Can beg the rabbit Jin Xiaoqing, this title, I can't give it indiscriminately, this title of 'army' is a bit too big, I think the warriors of your tribe, less than a thousand people, called the first army, a bit exaggerated, or give you a 'first association of the imperial army', and when you say that the team grows, then give a bigger title." ”

In Yang Reform's heart, he suddenly caught a trace of understanding, this Mongolian tribe is actually very easy to buy, since he can easily buy this small tribe, why not buy more tribes? Houjin can compile the Mongolian Eight Banners, so why can't he, the imperial army, incorporate the Mongolian ministries? Organized into the first association of the Imperial Army, the second association of the Imperial Army, and the third association? To be more than money, do wild boar skins have their own? To compare forces? Can wild boar skin be compared to yourself? To compare the orthodox surname of the right, can the wild boar skin be compared with himself? Yang asked himself, he is still stronger than wild boar skin, as long as he hooks his fingers, there should be a lot of Mongolians who will work for him. Well, wait, this wild boar skin Mengbaqi, not just by buying, but also by force of force, well, this has to be learned, and I have to have a reliable army to suppress these "Imperial Cooperative Army", so that their combat ability can be guaranteed, and the knife is cut outward.

Yang Reform, who had a plan in his heart, felt that this "Imperial Cooperative Army" was a good name, and in the future, those who did things for themselves and led the way were called the Imperial Cooperative Army, and it was not quite good to control the Mongols with the Mongols? This tribe that can beg for rabbits and gold can only give the title of a cooperative, and it has to prepare a number for other Mongolian tribes in the future.

Can beg the rabbit Jin Xiaoqing is a little disappointed, the title given by the emperor is just the first association of the imperial army, doesn't that mean that there will be a second association in the future? The third association? The begging rabbit Jin Xiaoqing suddenly felt the pressure, there is competition! This emperor is still very shrewd!

"Dare to ask Your Majesty, why is it the First Association? Doesn't that mean that there will be a second association in the future? The minister is loyal to His Majesty, and I ask Your Majesty to ......"

Yang Gai interrupted the words of the nengqi rabbit Jin Gangqing, and said, "Okay, can beg the rabbit Jin Gangqing, don't say it again, how do I arrange it, naturally I have my plan, I don't need you to teach, go home and wait for the people I sent to contact you." "Yang Reform is also a little annoyed, a tribe the size of boogers, even dare to talk to me, endlessly, you are not welcome at the moment.

Seeing that the emperor's tone was not good, he remembered that this was the Forbidden City, the Qianqing Palace, and the source of power in the world, so he was so frightened that he quickly shut up and withdrew from the palace in panic.

......, "Big companion, go Master Sun and Cao Huachun, I have something to do." "Yang Gengai rubbed his forehead, it's really troublesome!

"Yes, Your Majesty."

After waiting for a while, Sun Chengzong arrived first.

"Master Sun came just in time, I am worried about this Mongolian matter, and I also asked Master Sun to serve as a staff officer for me."

"May I ask your majesty, what is the trouble?" Sun Chengzong asked.

"That's the case, I bought a small leader of a Mongolian tribe today, and asked him to inquire about the news of Mongolia and Dongyu, what news is there from Mongolia and Dongyu, I can know it immediately, and after the war with Dongyu, Dongyu's whereabouts will be nowhere to hide, I call this called battlefield transparency, I want to hear Master Sun's opinion."

Yang Gengai introduced his plans to Sun Chengzong. Prepare to hear what good opinions Sun Chengzong has.

Sun Chengzong thought for a while and said, "The battlefield is transparent? This, Your Majesty, is quite appropriate, in the art of war, knowing oneself and knowing one's opponent, invincible in a hundred battles, this is what it means, Your Majesty is concise and to the point, and it is even more appropriate. Sun Chengzong praised the emperor a few words.

"Hehe, Master Sun, don't flatter me, I know my level, but it's just a half-ass. Please also ask Master Sun for more advice. "Yang Reform is really a half-ass, military knowledge, what battlefield transparency mostly comes from reading online novels in later generations.

"May I ask what exactly Your Majesty is going to do?" Seeing that the emperor was speaking in general terms, Sun Chengzong was ready to ask for detailed information so that he could make a judgment, provide advice, and provide reference.

"My original plan was to buy the leader of this small tribe, their tribe is only 5,000 people, very easy to control, I use money to buy the news they spied on, buy them, think of them, I will definitely work hard for money to find out the news, when the time comes, the wind and grass on the Mongolian steppe, I will know, after the East Captives want to enter the customs, I will also know the first time, can deal with it calmly."

"Your Majesty, this matter can only be tried, not relied on, can only be used as a reference, military affairs, you have to have your own detailed work, and you have to send your own night to investigate!" Sun Chengzong listened to the emperor's words, and immediately gave such a suggestion, if it is to find out the news, militarily, it is obviously impossible to rely on outsiders, and you have to rely on yourself.

"Well, Master Sun is right,...... My plan is to drop Man Gui back, divide Man Gui's 6,000 people into 6,000 teams, and arrange them on the vast Mongolian steppe outside the Great Wall, and then each 1,000 people will have an area to sweep in each area, and clean up those who are hostile to my Ming Dynasty......" Yang Gai frowned and said his plan. However, this spy news has nothing to do with this team of 6,000 people, obviously.

Sun Chengzong didn't understand, he was very puzzled, and said, "Dare to ask Your Majesty, why is this?" Why did you divide Mangui's 6,000 men into 6,000 people? Wouldn't the forces be dispersed? Isn't it very unfavorable to say that the decisive battle will be fought in the east? "Sun Chengzong is very confused, what is this emperor thinking? The news of what kind of silver was bought before, headless and brainless, now said that Mangui's 6,000 soldiers and horses were divided into 6,000 people, and I don't know what the emperor is doing.

Yang Gengai was expressionless, in fact, in his heart, he and himself had been arguing for countless rounds, arguing whether to tell Sun Chengzong the news, on the one hand, he wanted Sun Chengzong to give him ideas and take the pulse, and on the other hand, he was afraid that his news would leak too early and cause irreversible losses to his future layout.

Yang Gengai took a breath hard, this determination is really not good!

“…… Hmm......, Master Sun, can you explain to me the relationship between Mongolia and our dynasty? Why do I think that this Mongolia seems to have received a lot of canonization from our dynasty? It seems that outside of this pass, Mongolia is also the territory of our dynasty! "Yang Reform still can't make that determination, that matter, the stakes, is too big, if you are not careful, it will lead to the whole situation getting out of control, and when the time comes, the pressure from inside and outside, you are very likely to hang yourself on the coal mountain in advance.

Sun Chengzong was even more puzzled, what was wrong with this emperor, he looked full of worries, looked like he wanted to talk and stopped, and suddenly asked himself about Mongolia.

"Your Majesty, ...... this?" Sun Chengzong had to ask what happened to the emperor? I have not yet had a mind on the two issues I just mentioned, and now I have to talk about the history of the relationship between Mongolia and the imperial court, and I am at a loss.

"Master Sun, let's talk about the relationship between our dynasty and Mongolia first, what is the history like? I want to know. Yang Reform was still hesitating in his heart, so he had to listen to the relationship between Mongolia and the Ming Dynasty first.

Sun Chengzong couldn't, so he had to explain the entanglement between the court and Mongolia one by one. From the Ming Taizu Zhu Yuanzhang expelled the Yuan Dynasty, sent a large army to defeat the main Mongolian force, and set up the Duoyan Sanwei, to the later Ming Chengzu Zhu Di to seize the heir, borrowed troops from the Duoyan Sanwei, and then to the Tumubao Change, and then to the three major expeditions of Wanli, and then to the rise of the Eastern Emperor Houjin, 1510 has been told.

Yang Reform listened to Sun Chengzong's talk about the ancients, and the entanglement between the Ming Dynasty and Mongolia gradually understood.

"Big companion, move a chair for Master Sun, and hand over a cup of tea to moisten your throat." Yang Gengai saw that Sun Chengzong's mouth was foaming, so he asked Wang Chengen to send a cup of tea.

"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Sun Chengzong's mouth was smoking, and only then did he explain the historical entanglement between the Ming Dynasty and Mongolia clearly.

"That is to say, now, my dynasty is still the suzerainty of this Mongolia? Outside the gates, the vast grasslands are actually the territory of my Ming Dynasty? Yang asked reform.

"Back to Your Majesty, yes, now many Mongolian tribes have been canonized by our dynasty and are vassals of our dynasty, but there are often Mongols who commit borders, but fortunately, there are border walls, military cantonments, forts, and soldiers here, and the harm is not serious,...... However, now that the imperial court is unable to make ends meet, the border passes are often lacking, and the combat effectiveness of the army here is getting worse and worse......"

The combat effectiveness of the border army? Yang Gai sighed, the elites are greedy, drifting, eating with a mouth full of oil, fat intestines and big ears, but they don't even pay the basic military salary and living expenses to the border army, and they still expect others to defend themselves with their lives, it seems that there is no worse requirement than this.

"Since I am a vassal of our dynasty, that means that it is completely feasible for me to buy off a few of these tribes, or let some tribes fight others?"

"Back to Your Majesty, our dynasty has always implemented the policy of reward and differentiation, rewarding some obedient tribes every year, dividing the disobedient tribes, and achieving the intention of weakening Mongolia as a whole, not letting them grow, not letting them twist into a rope, so as not to let them hold together and be on the side, so that there is both a historical origin and a practical effect, so it has always been done like this, as Your Majesty said to buy, which is what it means." Sun Chengzong explained.

Have been rewarding and dividing the Mongol tribes? Buying the Mongols all the time? Yang Gai thinks, isn't this what he wants to do? How did the predecessors already do it? He asked, "How much is the average reward each year?" Will it be given to those tribes? ”

"Back to Your Majesty, not every year there is a reward, depending on the situation, sometimes once a year, sometimes once a few years, the amount of the reward is not fixed, more than 100,000 taels, less thousands, tens of thousands of taels, as for which tribe is uncertain, on the grassland, after years of fighting, tribes are often annexed, so it is generally rewarded to a few larger tribes, and some tribes with better relations with our dynasty." Sun Chengzong explained to the emperor in detail.

So that's what happened. Yang Gai fell into deep thought again, and sat on the dragon chair in a daze.

Sun Chengzong was anxious on the side, this emperor didn't know what he was doing, what he was going to do, and he couldn't figure out what he said! It seems that there is no discipline at all! Seeing that the emperor always looked unhurried and impatient, he was even more anxious in his heart, and made up his mind and decided to ask the emperor what was going on with the few things he said earlier.

“…… Dare to ask Your Majesty, what did Your Majesty just say, about the matter of meticulous work and not collecting at night, what does Your Majesty plan? You have to use your own for this militaristic event! With outsiders, it is always not at ease, once it is wrong, it is a military matter, and it is a matter of social affairs! Your Majesty! Also, why did this divide the 6,000 people of Mangui into a team of 6,000 people? The forces are too scattered, and the defeat of Sarhu is still in front of you! "Sun Chengzong is really anxious, and he can't care about it so much.

Yang reform's heart, after thinking about it for a long time, thinking about it again and again, this matter, and finally made up his mind, this matter, just buried in his heart, is not good, the matter is too huge, and he has to have someone to check it, otherwise, if you take a wrong step, you may lose everything!

"Companion, empty this hall, I have a very confidential matter, I want to tell Master Sun, you surround this hall, within ten steps, no one is allowed to approach, understand? You check this personally. "Yang Reform gave an order, this matter, the relationship is really important, we have to be cautious, this ancient house, are made of wood, the partition wall has ears, in ancient times, it is very easy to achieve.

Wang Chengen looked at the emperor in surprise, what was so important that he wanted to drive away the people of the entire hall? And send people to surround it, and not to come within ten paces? How important does this have to be?

However, surprise to surprise, it was quickly executed. In an instant, the people of the entire hall walked cleanly, and rows of guards surrounded the hall, and there were only Yang Reform and Sun Chengzong in the entire hall.

Sun Chengzong was also surprised to see that the emperor was so cautious, and said, "Your Majesty, why are you so cautious?" ”

Yang Gai saw that everyone had retreated and the door was closed, so he took out a paper bag sealed with paper, which was very similar to the "file bag" of later generations, but on the top of the bag's seal, the words "If you are not a king, you must not get up without permission, and those who violate it will be killed". makes this ordinary paper bag look murderous, those bright red characters, unusually demonic.

"Master Sun, look at this." Yang Gengai took out a few pieces of paper from this paper bag and handed them to Sun Chengzong.

Sun Chengzong took it suspiciously, held it in his hand, and looked at it.

As soon as I read the title, my face changed.

Looking at the content again, my body trembled slightly.

Before he finished reading, the whole person was already trembling with anger, his chest rose and fell sharply, his nose was open, his breathing was so heavy that he blew his beard, and his hands trembled uncontrollably, shaking this thin piece of paper with a "whoosh" sound.

"Whoa!" This thin piece of paper finally couldn't stand Sun Chengzong's trembling, and was "shaken" into a few pieces by Sun Chengzong.

"The thief of the country should be punished...... The thief should be punished ......"

"The national thief should ......be punished," Sun Chengzong gritted his teeth and kept cursing.

Yang Gengai looked at Sun Chengzong expressionlessly and trembled with anger.

After a while, Sun Chengzong got better, bowed to the emperor, and said, "Your Majesty, the minister is rude." The minister really didn't expect that this national thief had reached such a rampant point, and it had reached the point of losing his conscience, betraying his ancestors, and recognizing the thief as his father. I really didn't expect it! Now combined with His Majesty's original speculation, the minister feels even more terrifying, if it weren't for His Majesty's understanding, my Ming Dynasty, I'm afraid I will enter the land of no return! ”

Sun Chengzong trembled uncontrollably, the concentration and kung fu he had practiced for decades were shattered in the face of this news. Stimulated by the emperor's news, I really can't stand it, this news is really angry, angry, irritable, and too amazing, if it becomes a fact, it can completely put the Ming Dynasty to death.

(To be continued)