Volume 2 Song of Winter Chapter 193 - The Contest (Part II)
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In the jungle around Hanzhai, a pair of shining eyes are aimed at the north, which is the only road leading to this place.
The craftsmen who never stopped in the cottage extinguished the furnace of the blacksmith shop, carried boulders and rolled wood from the mountains and forests around Shanxi, and Zuo Ruohe Ma Gui, who had been in charge of the Han village, arranged defenses. Thirty or so boats on the side of the Tumao River swayed gently with the waves, and there was a way out for the Hanzhai here through guò, of course, such boats could not pass through the guò brigade.
Zhai Zhe ordered half of the men and horses to guard the Han village, and half of the men and horses crossed the river and hid opposite the Tumao River, waiting for the arrival of the Mongols. According to his estimates, neither Ezhe nor Chechen Khan will have too long to besiege him, and the Qing soldiers and horses will not drag on for too long.
After waiting for two days, there was no movement in the direction of the Tuoketuo steppe, and even the Mongol scouts did not appear, Zhai Zhe was deeply surprised.
On the morning of the third day, the scout reported: "A column of Chahar cavalry of less than 100 men is coming in the direction of Hanzhai. "The hundred-man cavalry will not be scouts, Zhai Zhe ordered the peripheral soldiers and horses to open the road and let the Chahar people reach Hanzhai.
Tired and out of breath, the guide pointed to the bare mountain top in the distance and said, "That's the camp of the Han people!" "There are also a few dense mountains and forests leading there.
The sun was speckled in the jungle, the ground was damp, the water was murmuring on the rocks, and occasionally a bird's whistle came from a short distance. The Han people have already appeared with them.
Harbara was worried all the way, for fear of being ambushed by the Han Chinese who did not know what he meant. All the way out of the jungle, he saw a cavalry stationed under the Han people's cottage, where Zhai Zhe was waiting for him.
Halbara had seen Zhai Zhe beside Ezhe, and he straightened his hat and tidied up his clothes and strode forward, after all, he came on behalf of the Great Khan of Mongolia.
"Han people, do you know that you have caused a catastrophe?" Halbara swaggered.
"Teach the messenger!"
"You kidnapped Princess Tumut without permission and destroyed the marriage of the Mongol tribes, and the Great Khan of Mongolia asked you if you don't want to gain a foothold in the steppe?" Halbara mimicked Zhai Zhe's tone.
"Chechen Khan forced marriage, and Princess Ulan came to Han to take refuge!" Zhai Zhe said casually. Now that the messenger has been sent, there should always be some substantive issues!
"The Great Khan asked you what you wanted?" Halbara's voice was fierce.
Zhai Zhe smiled slightly, took a few steps closer, and said in Halbara's ear: "I want to marry Princess Ulan!" ”
"What?" Halbara was shocked.
Seeing Halbara leave, Zhai Zhe breathed a sigh of relief, since Ezhe sent an envoy instead of a large army, it means that there are traces of the Qing Dynasty, otherwise the Great Khan of Mongolia will not negotiate terms with the Han people. Yue Tuo's arrival will make Hanbu safe for the time being, what a delicate situation! The next step is to see if this big battle can be fought! Still ......, Zhai Zhe's eyes released a wave of enthusiasm.
The scouts and messengers who came out of Hanzhai rushed outward, all the way to Monan, all the way to Senei.
In the Zhangba grassland in southern Monan, the two armies are still facing each other.
Without long hesitation, a Mongol from the east quietly entered his camp.
"The commander of the Amur asked me to tell the Great Khan that the Qing soldiers and horses will come to Monan in the near future, and the vanguard Azig has come out of the source!" After the messenger finished speaking, the wind departed, leaving behind a frustrated Ezhe, who would only show such a look when no one was around. Even if he said with pride in front of the Chechen Khan, how could he feel good when he was driven to Moxi.
"Withdraw!" More than 20,000 cavalry disappeared in half a day.
"This is how terrible the Mongols are!" Yue Tuo looked away and pondered, "The Qing Dynasty doesn't have that much national strength to accompany the Mongols all the time!" ”
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After the rainy season passed, the Qing army that was expected to conquer and naturalize in China never arrived, and Azig led 5,000 soldiers and horses to rescue Yuetuo and stayed in Zhangba, facing the Mongol army in Guihua City. Zhai Zhe witnessed the Chahar people crossing the Yellow River and fleeing to the Hetao, no one came to disturb the Han tribe in the deep mountains, and Ezhe would not cause trouble in the rear again. Omubu Khan didn't send anyone to pick up Princess Ulan again, and now it's a hot potato.
It was a suffocating stalemate in Monan, and Chechen Khan and Ezhe were preparing to flee every day, but the Qing soldiers and horses did not arrive.
Trade at the West Exit was completely cut off.
In Datong Mansion, Fan Yi was lying on the bed weakly, with a baby wrapped in a flower cloth beside him.
"Madame, drink some chicken soup!" Yongying held the porcelain bowl in one hand, and carefully stirred the temperature of the evacuated soup with the spoon in the other.
"I don't want to drink!" Fan Yi shook his head, no joy on his face. Zhai Zhe promised her to return to the plug a month ago, but suddenly there was no message.
"The master will be fine, otherwise the shopkeeper Ning would have told you a long time ago!" Lu Ying, who had just entered the door, interjected.
"If my lord knows that you have given birth to a boy, how can I be happy?" Lu Ying is as talkative as ever. But Fan Yi was somehow unsettled, and she didn't feel this way when Zhai Zhe fought with the Jurchens in the Monan Grassland in the past.
While the three of them were talking, a maid entered and announced: "Liu Dongjia and Shopkeeper Ning are here, saying that there is a major matter of the business alliance and I want to ask Mrs. for instructions!" ”
Fan Yi waved his hand tiredly and said, "My woman is a Taoist family, and she is weak after giving birth, and the affairs of the business alliance are all up to them, don't ask me again!" When the maid went out, Fan Yi was afraid that she would not be able to tell her clearly, so she turned to Lu Ying and said, "You go and tell Liu Dongjia what I mean!" ”
"Yes!" Green Ying went out.
Liu Quan, Ning Sheng and Zong Mao were all in the meeting room, and all the caravans outside the Saiwai were sent back to Daming, and they also cut off contact with Zhai Zhe, and the Shang Alliance was suddenly at a loss.
The maid finished saying what Fan Yi meant, and Lu Ying came out in a hurry, saying, "It's good that you all understand what Madame means, Madame is weak and needs to recuperate, don't bother me again in the near future." "She had sharp teeth and a crisp voice, like a cannon. Zong Mao, who was standing behind Liu's body, couldn't help but look at her a few more times.
The three of them said goodbye and returned to the business, Liu Quan said: "I don't know when the naturalization will be chaotic, but this year's War Horse's business has also shrunk, and now it can only shrink its business, so as to be clear." ”
"Since Mrs. lets us call the shots, we will do it according to the wishes of the Liu Dongjia!" Ning Sheng didn't take the idea.
"Each business immediately cut the salary of the guy by half, and the shopkeeper cut it by sixty!" Liu Quan looked at Zong Mao and said, "This year, Geng Guard's expenditure in the capital is too big, do you have to reduce it!" ”
Zong Mao hesitated for a long time and agreed: "Everyone has to get through the difficulties together, and of course Geng Guard's side must do the same, but you must make it clear to him first." "Zhai Zhe has always valued and trusted him, giving him great authority, and Xiao Zhiyan is a person who does not want to take care of miscellaneous matters such as business names, and he has become Zhai Zhe's representative in Daming.
With Zong Mao's Ken, Liu Quancai made up his mind. He was going to go to Jiangnan after spring, but he didn't know when he would be able to travel.
The Jurchen soldiers and horses arrived in Monan, the borders of the Ming Dynasty were all closed, and even Zhangjiakou was crowded to kill Hukou and guard Li Mingli to close the gate. When Zhai Zhe's letter entered the fortress from Black Tiger Mountain and the secret letter was sent to Xiao Zhiyan, Zhai Zhe couldn't imagine that the Shang Alliance and others would make their own claims to weaken Geng Guang in the Sai, which was not a matter for the Shang Alliance.
Liu Quan's management of the business alliance is not bold, and Zhai Zhe has always handed over the business rules to him regardless of the business alliance's business rules. But the reduction of Geng Guang's expenses caused a lot of trouble.
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For more than a year, Geng Guang, an outsider in the capital, did not know how much money he had spent unjustly, and only found a way at the beginning of the year, and made several detours to contact Wang Chengen, a celebrity around today's saint. After a few months of getting along, his senses were quite good, and he was cut off from money later.
He hurried back to Datong and met Liu Quan and said: "I ran a big business for the owner in the capital, and the owner promised me gold and silver at the beginning of the year. On the way back, he was always uneasy in his heart, thinking that this was what Zhai Zhe meant, but when he arrived in Datong, he knew that these people were making their own decisions.
Zong Mao didn't speak for a long time at first, and when he heard it, he said impatiently: "In the past two years, you have spent 20% of the profits of the business alliance in the capital, and you have gained nothing, and now your business is difficult, of course you have to reduce your expenses." ”
Geng Guang prayed to God and worshiped Buddha in the capital all day long, and there were complaints about doing this, but when he saw that the young Zong Mao dared to reprimand him, he said angrily: "Don't spoil the big things of the owner, you can't afford it!" ”
Zong Mao sneered: "If the Han Department wants to enter the Ming Dynasty, it will not go to Xuanda Town, and it will be useless to go to the capital to seek fish!" He has been in Cyprus for a year and a half, often in contact with businessmen and officials, and knows the officialdom of the Ming Dynasty, and it is because of this that he dares to make his own claims.
Geng Guang laughed angrily and said: "You make your own opinion, and when the time comes, the owner will blame him and have to shirk it!" ”
Zhai Zhe was unexpected, and Xiao Zhiyan, who he arranged to be in charge of the Senei, did not know about it. After Xiao Zhiyan received Zhai Zhe's secret letter, he immediately went to the Yamen of Datong Governor to meet Jiao Yuanbo.
Recently, the Tatar soldiers and horses have been wandering in the Monan grassland, making it difficult for Jiao Yuanbo to sleep and eat, so he can only arrange for each border fort to be carefully guarded and defended. Later, news came from the border that the Tatar soldiers and horses had been confronting the three Mongolian tribes who had stayed and naturalized, and there had been a skirmish, so his mind eased a little. As long as it doesn't hurt Xuanda, he won't be in a hurry about how the grassland is making trouble.
There has been no news from the Tumuthan Department in the past six months, and at this time, Jiao Yuanbo suddenly felt that it was so convenient to have an inside line in Mongolia, and having the news of preparation could make him prepared.
While he was thinking about it, news came from the porter: "There is a secret envoy from the Tumuthan Department!" ”
Jiao Yuanbo hurriedly summoned him.
Xiao Zhiyan flicked his sleeves and followed the servant into the governor's inner house, he had never seen such a big official, but he regarded it as normal in his heart.
After the salute, Jiao Yuanbo looked at him carefully and asked, "Have you stayed in Sene?" ”
"Exactly!"
"What's the news?"
Xiao Zhiyan took out the secret letter from his bosom and presented it, saying, "This is the order of Lord Qianhu of the Han Department to tell me to the governor!" ”
After Jiao Yuanbo took it, he opened it and looked at it, his face changed greatly, and asked, "Do you know the content of this letter?" ”
"Lord Qianhu said that the Jurchen will knock on the Ming Dynasty soon!" Xiao Zhiyan's face did not have a little wave.
"How do you know?"
"If you want to complete the affairs of the Ming Dynasty, you can't do without Mongolia, and you can't do without thousands of households! Thousands of households have a sincere heart for Daming, and the world can be learned! (To be continued)
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