Distant Liaodong.

The snow on the top of the mountain has not yet melted, but the woodland is already full of life, and with the arrival of spring, everything is revived.

On the cultivated land outside the mountains and forests, people began to plough the black fertile soil according to the custom of the Central Plains.

Unlike today's lively grasslands, Liaodong seems to have been calm for a long time.

The different ethnic groups that live here have reached a certain tacit balance.

And in the Nuergan region north of Liaodong, primitiveness is the theme here.

In order to rule the Northeast region, the former Yuan set up the Marshal Mansion of Zhengdong in this place, and the Inner Mongolians, Jurchens, Jili charming, Kuyi people, Daur people, and Han people lived here.

Harvesting in the mountains and forests and cultivating in the plains are the means and ways for people in the Northeast to make a living.

The Ming Dynasty invested very little force in the area north of Liaodong, and only sporadic guards were stationed, which was more to show the Ming Dynasty's position and suzerainty here.

Liaodong, which is separated by a wall, needs to strictly follow the tax system formulated by the imperial court, collect money and grain here, and send officials to govern the locality.

And in the northeast Nuergan area, which is separated by a wall in Liaodong, whether it is the Ming army or officials, it is a symbolic meaning.

Here, the Ming Dynasty only collected some local products such as Haidongqing, mink, horses, pearls, etc., as proof of ruling this vast and boundless northeast region where no one had calculated the area.

It's just that in the past two years, the tentacles of the Ming Dynasty began to extend through the Liaodong Xingdu Division to the Nuergan region in the northeast.

The Ming Dynasty still did not levy taxes, but on the roads with the most traffic, they began to build official post stations, stationed post guards and soldiers.

The purchasing power of Daming copper banknotes here is very strong.

However, Daming's meddling here has been limited to so far.

The area of Mudanjiang, Suifenhe and Changbai Mountain, because of its proximity to Liaodong of the Ming Dynasty and Li's Joseon, coupled with the fertile land and abundant mountains and forests, has become an important gathering place for the Jurchens.

This place is also officially called the Jianzhou Jurchen Department by the Ming Dynasty.

The origin of the Jianzhou Jurchens originated from the Jurchens under the jurisdiction of the three Wanhu Prefectures who migrated to the hometown of Bohai Ratebin Mansion in the former Yuan Dynasty.

After the fall of the former Yuan, the Jurchens in Jianzhou also took the three Wanhu mansions of the former Yuan as their tribal name.

Huli changed the Jurchens, the Jurchens of the Duoli and the Jurchens of Towen.

Among them, the first two are the most powerful and influential.

Northeast Nuergan, a certain riverside in Jianzhou.

The ice on the river has not yet completely melted, but it is no longer enough for people to walk on the ice.

Danger, full of all unknown places and areas.

In addition to the danger of the ice on the river, the swamps scattered across the plains are also a source of horror.

And the Siberian tiger, Siberian leopard and other large carnivores that have been hungry in the mountains and forests for a winter, have also accumulated the last trace of strength in their bodies, waiting for some unlucky human to step into the hunting area, and will hunt and kill with all their might, as a source of strength in the new spring.

"Agu!"

"Agu!"

A few crisp children's voices came from behind the grassy slope by the river.

Standing by the river, always wanting to test whether the ice was solid at this time, Agu, heard the voice of shouting for himself, and couldn't help but retract his feet that had just poked out, and looked back at the grassy slope on the shore.

I saw several children with rough flushes on their faces, with money rat tails on their heads, and shaggy fur hats, all dressed in stocky clothes, rolling with joy and rolling down the slope.

Agu frowned: "What are you doing here?" ”

"Your father and the chiefs are deliberating, and I heard that the head of the Huli Reform Department is about to arrive with the leaders of their tribe, and we have time to slip out."

A child, about the same age as Agu, shouted and explained, with the excitement on his face that the adults had no time to take care of their homework because they were going to discuss things.

Agu was still frowning: "Spring is coming soon, you have to ride your horses and run quickly." ”

The child shook his head: "No need to run, when the Ming Dynasty exterminates the Tatars on the grassland, we can go to the grassland to run horses." ”

After all, Liaodong is not a place to stay for a long time, and the wild people in the north often come out of those deep mountains and old forests and kill the Jurchens who live here.

The grassland is vast enough to accommodate all the people in the inner part of the Tuoduo.

The grasslands are the best place to ride horses.

Agu still shook his head: "This is our home, and it is also the home of our children and grandchildren in the future, we should not leave here." ”

The leading child raised his arm, clenched his fist and slammed the air a few times: "The Ming people have long formed an alliance with us, this time the Ming Dynasty attacked the grassland, and we also began to gather people and horses, and then we can follow the Ming Dynasty to the grassland to pick up leaks." ”

Agu still shook his head.

He is the eldest son of the head of the tribe of the tribe, and he is the head of the future tribe, and he knows far more than the sons of the leaders of these tribes.

Seeing Agu's silent appearance.

The leading child stepped forward and said in a low voice: "Let's ride to the south today, I heard that there are many new Ming people over there." ”

They are all twelve or thirteen-year-old children, and there are always some unspeakable things at this age.

Agu felt a little helpless, but since these people tasted the fishy smell, they were like wolf dogs in the mountains and forests, always arguing endlessly.

"Today, the people from the Huli Reform Department are here, maybe they will ask us to go over and practice riding when the time comes."

Agu reminded in a whisper.

The child opposite him frowned, groaned and thought about it, and felt that there was some reason, so he could only let out a long sigh.

Then he stretched out his foot and kicked a pebble on the ground.

The pebbles broke off the ground at a rapid speed and flew straight above the river.

With a crisp sound, there was a reverberation sound under the thin layer of ice on the shore.

Then I saw where the pebble fell, the whole ice surface shattered, and as the river water under the ice surface surged, the broken ice surface began to squeeze against each other, and eventually many of them were pressed under the surrounding ice, rolling and floating in the river water under the ice.

Agu looked at the disappointed looks on the faces of the others behind the other party, and couldn't help but sigh in his heart.

If you want to develop, you can't do without the support of these people's parents and their future generations.

Agu said softly: "Wait, maybe it won't be long before no one can take care of you." ”

"Really?"

Agu nodded hesitantly: "It should be." ”

Hearing the answer of the leader's son, the children in the surrounding circle immediately burst into cheers.

They imitated the posture of riding on horseback, one hand in front and the other behind, constantly flapping downward, and their bodies chrysalis forward, rushing to the slope of the shore.

Seeing that his playmates of the same age had gone, Agu looked back at the thin layer of ice on the shore, and finally gave up on the dangerous idea.

He stepped forward and walked towards the tribe.

Soon, Agu returned to the tribe.

At this time, the Huduoli tribe was already very lively, probably because the leaders and leaders of the Huli tribe of the Gobi were coming, and the women of the tribe began to prepare food early.

The aroma of food pervades the entire tribe and can be smelled everywhere you go.

Agu stuck out his tongue and licked his lips.

I heard that the food that people eat is the most delicious thing in the world, and I don't know if I will have a chance to taste the food of the Ming people.

Thinking about it, he had already walked to the house of the head of the tribe in the Duoduo.

The headman's house is easy to recognize.

In the middle of the tribe, the best and largest house was built by the headman.

The house is large because in addition to living, it also has a deliberative role.

Agu returned home.

I saw that several other leaders of the tribe had already arrived here, and my father Meng Temu was also sitting in the position of the leader.

Agu saluted and stood aside in an orderly manner.

Meng Temu glanced at his son, and there was a little more kindness in his eyes: "Agu." ”

"Yes."

"Have you practiced today?"

"I've practiced it, I've practiced horseback riding, archery."

Meng Temu nodded in satisfaction, and then with a somewhat ostentatious gaze, he swept slightly over the tribal leaders present.

The leaders just casually echoed a few words of praise, and then they lost their mood completely.

Montemu was quick to return to today's topic.

"Ahache is my uncle, and he has been very helpful to us over the years. This time, he brought the leaders of the Huli Reform Department here, it must have been because the Ming Dynasty was attacking the Mongols. ”

Meng Temu spoke softly, his gaze a little solemn.

The Jianzhou Jurchen had an alliance with the Ming Dynasty to deal with the Mongols together.

Da Ming has now done it, so what about the Jurchens?

"The Dingliao Zhuwei of the Liaodong Capital Division has begun to move towards the area of Tielingwei, and Dongningwei and Haizhouwei have arrived at Yahu Pass, which is not far from us.

We feel that the Ming Dynasty should want us to send troops to attack the Mongols together. ”

Meng Temu nodded: "I think so too, and Aha came out this time to discuss how to deal with the Ming people's request for our Jurchens to send troops to attack the Mongols." ”

"Fighting the Mongols, that's a matter of the Ming people, what does it have to do with us?"

Inside, one of the leaders opened his mouth and cursed.

Meng Temu looked at it, and his face was a little helpless.

This is his younger brother waving thick, and he is his right-hand man in the inner part of the Duoduo.

Hui Hou continued: "Just let the Ming and Mongols eat dogs. We're just going to stay here and do nothing. Whoever wins, we need to stay here. ”

Montemu glanced at the tribal leaders in the room.

That's what it means, but it's clear that it's also what these leaders think.

In recent years, the tribe has greatly improved its tribal power by trading tribute with the Ming people, and just a few years ago, it has accepted tens of thousands of households granted by historical Korea.

For a time, the power of the tribe increased greatly.

Some people start to want to have fun, while others think they need to continue to accumulate strength in order to be stronger and more effective.

But in short, it is not possible to fight the Mongols with the Ming people.

Meng Temu sighed and said: "But we have an alliance with the Ming people, and the movement of the Dingliao Zhuwei can be said to be to guard against the Mongols, but the Dongning Weihe Haizhou Wei to the Yahu Pass should not be. ”

There was silence.

The hidden meaning behind the movement of the Ming army is obvious.

Dongningwei and Haizhouwei combined with more than 10,000 soldiers and horses, all of which were well-equipped armies of the Ming Dynasty.

When these people arrived at the Liaodong Yahu Pass not far from the inner part of the Duoli, there was only one possibility.

That is to coerce the Duoli Department to send troops and cooperate with the Ming Dynasty to attack the Mongols.

Fighting a war is bloodshed.

In order to fight in the Duoli Division, there was no one present who was unwilling.

But fighting and shedding blood for the war between the Ming and the Mongols was something that all the Jurchens in the Duoli were unwilling to accept.

Swing Hou slapped the table and said, "It's a big deal, we ......"

"Report!"

Outside, a shout interrupted the thick shouting.

Immediately after that, the sound of the bulletin came in.

"Aha and the leader of the Huli Reform Department have arrived."

Aha came out.

Montemu looked up and looked out the door expectantly.

Although Huo'er Abe and Huduoli are two Jurchen tribes, their relationship is very close.

And Ahabout, as an uncle, has also taken care of and guided Meng Temu over the years.

He hoped that this time the arrival of Aha would point out a clear path for the Douduo Division.

However.

The voices outside didn't stop.

It seems to be a bit of a surprise.

The voice from before came into the room with some trepidation.

"The commander of the Ming Liaodong Metropolitan Commander Xie Ba, arrive!"

The last word was shouted very loudly by the people outside the house.

Meng Temu stood up in vain, his eyes a little confused.

After him, the leaders of the tribe who were all in the room also stood up.

"Go out and greet you!"

I don't know who shouted, Meng Temu immediately reacted and hurriedly walked out of the house with everyone.

Outside.

Meng Temu couldn't help but look in a trance.

I saw that the tribe was already crowded with Ming soldiers and soldiers.

At the front, a burly general was sitting on a sturdy horse.

This person is the commander of the Ming Dynasty and Liaodong Commander Xie Ba, who is sitting in Liaodong!

Xie Ba, people are as their name suggests.

He is tall and mighty, with thick eyebrows and big eyes, and an awe-inspiring temperament.

He remained quiet, holding the reins in his left hand and pressing it on his horse's back, and his right hand holding the whip on the back of his left hand.

Seeing Meng Temu and the others walking out, Xie Ba only glanced at it lightly.

His eyes were full of contempt and a sense of condescension.

However.

No one felt that there was anything wrong with it.

This is the commander arranged by the Ming Dynasty in Liaodong, and he is also the most capable person in the entire Liaodong Prefecture.

Meng Temu felt a little uneasy in his heart, and looked sideways in the crowd for Ahma's figure.

After half a ring, in the dense crowd, I found the helpless Aha out.

"The commander of the Ming Dynasty and Liaodong has arrived!"

In the inner part of the house, there was a sign up again.

Only this time, it was shouted by a personal soldier beside Xie Ba.

The soldiers' faces were full of pride, and their heads were held high, eager for all the people in the Duoduo to hear.

Meng Temu's heart was shocked again, and he immediately led people to step forward quickly and arrived in front of Xie Ba's horse.

Bang bang.

Meng Temu and the others waved their robes and knelt heavily on their knees.

"Slave, the Northeast Nuer Gan Jianzhou Duoli Mengtemu, meet the commander of the capital."

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