It...... It really glows.

In the Lang Zhong of the host and guest division, there is also Shangshu Zheng Ci, looking at the fist-sized night pearl in front of him, his saliva is about to flow out.

In my life, I have never seen such a rare treasure.

'M afraid...... There will be no such magical thing in the palace.

Lang Zhong said: "Ministry, this thing ...... I'm afraid it's really priceless. ”

"It's more than priceless." Zheng Ci smiled bitterly and said: "According to the old man, this is a treasure that is rare to see in a hundred years. ”

Lang Zhong said with a little pity: "Really sent to Tatar Khan?" ”

"If you don't send it, will Zhang Anshi let you and me go? What's more, people are accompanied by thousands of households, and this thing can't be faked, why, are you confident that you can play with Zhang Anshi? ”

Lang Zhong wanted to speak and stopped, and then hurriedly said yes.

He is confident that with his head that can be named on the gold list, he can play with his brains, Zhang Anshi is definitely not as good as himself, but the other party is too powerful after all, where do you need any brains, just push it flat, and you can kill yourself.

Lang Zhong couldn't help but take another look at the night, and then reluctantly closed the lead box, wrapped it again, and then said: "The lower official is only afraid ...... When the time comes...... Once the matter was revealed, the court blamed the lower officials. ”

Zheng Ci comforted him and said: "Don't worry, the household department will not agree to this matter, it is Zhang Anshi who wants to go his own way, what do we do?" So...... You can do it according to Zhang Anshi, if there is any dirty water, it can't be splashed on your body, and the old man will fight for you in the temple. ”

Lang Zhong understands Zheng Ci.

This guy is very cowardly, and he argues for him? It's just a joke.

It's just that...... He can only believe that after all, the official level crushes people to death, not to mention that it is still several levels higher!

At the moment, the Ministry of Rites is ready.

At noon the next day, a chief flag officer from the Inner Thousand Households came with more than 20 lieutenants to escort him.

This Langzhong had already bid farewell to his family last night, and at the same time had to set off after going through the corresponding procedures at the Ministry of Rites.

It's just that this mission is far more complicated than he thought.

Where is this envoy, it is simply exile.

The Inner Thousand Households said that the matter was urgent and needed to be non-stop, so there was no rest along the way, and they should strive to leave the customs from Xifengkou within ten days, and pay homage to Tatar Khan within fifteen days.

As soon as he heard this speed, his scalp was already numb.

Somehow, he didn't sleep well last night, and when he woke up early in the morning, he also felt a little tired.

But now, I have to honestly follow the instructions of the inner thousand households.

Naturally, in his heart, he scolded Zhang Anshi's ancestors for eighteen generations.

On the side of the military department, Jin Zhong can be said to be anxious.

Pay attention to the dynamics of the border towns, especially the Liaodong side, there have been urgent reports from the border towns, and Tatars have appeared near them.

Of course, Jin Zhong judged that this should be just a scout of the Tatars, but a prelude to a storm.

Generally, the army is requisitioned, and the scouts go first, to explore the terrain, and to observe the military readiness of the towns.

However, it is not ruled out that this may just be a suspicious tactic.

Perhaps the main force of the Tatars is at Xifengkou, and by no means Liaodong.

All in all, the border defense of thousands of miles now may be the target of attack everywhere.

This is also why, the Central Plains Dynasty ...... to those cavalrymen The reason for the anxiety is always that the longer the defensive line, the longer the defense line, it means that any point they break through, the Central Plains Dynasty will suffer huge losses.

On this thousand-mile defense line, if the army wants to rush to the aid at any time, it is equivalent to being led by the nose.

The military headquarters issued one order after another, telling the towns to be strictly guarded and prepare for the fortified walls and clear the wilderness.

At the same time, the guerrillas patrolling the border should be vigilant at all times, and once the enemy situation is discovered, they should not have to fight, but should quickly break away from the battle and withdraw to the nearest military fort and station.

For more than half a year, the imperial court had to stall for time.

Now there is only the option to exchange the minimum loss for this result.

"The department... Military intelligence in the border towns..."

A letter was sent to the Ministry of War.

Jin Zhong said: "It was sent by Jinyiwei again?" ”

"Yes, Jin Yiwei's side, I feel that it is related to the safety of the border town, so I sent it as soon as possible."

Jin Zhong quickly opened it, and when he saw it, his face changed slightly.

He sneered: "The old man went to see the driver." ”

A moment later, Jin Zhong arrived at the Wenlou.

"Your Majesty." Jin Zhong saluted.

Zhu Di glanced at Jin Zhong: "Say." ”

Jin Zhong said: "The emergency military situation, the Uliang Habu, seems to be also assembling. ”

Zhu Di's face was gloomy, showing a cold look, he stroked the case with his hand, didn't say a word, and said after a long time: "Wuliang Habu, it seems that it is not reliable, this time...... They are afraid that they just want to follow the Tatars for a piece of the pie. These wolves are not well raised! ”

Jin Zhong said: "Wuliang Ha Sanwei, many leaders, have invited me to buy Daming, and there are many people who still want to buy it from me." ”

After a pause, Jin Zhong continued: "But the problem is that these many Uliangha people are Mongols themselves, and in their minds, Tatar Khan is a desert royal family, and they are Genghis Khan's grandsons!" Moreover, the tribes intermarried with each other, and with the Tatars there were also marriages with each other. Your Majesty has many rewards for the Uliangha, but there are some things that cannot be exchanged for by some rewards. ”

"When I was strong, they were naturally willing to surrender, but now the Tatars have been fighting hard for so many years, and I am ...... Since the soldiers and horses of King Ning and other guards have been transferred inland one after another, it is difficult to control their strength, which makes them breed dissent. ”

In fact, Zhu Di's martyrdom did lead to many problems.

Among them, the biggest problem is that because of the Jingjing, when Emperor Taizu Gao was there, there were loopholes in the arrangement for the Tatars.

Zhu Di's Yanshanwei was originally the main force to control the Wuliangha people and fight against the Tatars, but with the success of Jingnan, the vast majority of Yanshanwei people have followed Zhu Di and went to Nanjing to enjoy happiness.

There is also Ning Wangwei, which is also the main force against the Tatars and the control of the Wuliang Habu, but because Zhu Di was afraid that Zhu Quan would become his second, he also rebelled with Jingnan, so he first changed the title of King Ning to Nanchang, and now King Ning took his guards and went to Luzon.

As a result, in fact, the entire defense of the north began to appear empty.

In the past, the purge of the Tatars, the control of their population, and the means of increasing their cattle and horses, had not been carried out for many years.

This gave the Tatars a chance to breathe at last and began to sit large.

The Wuliang Habu took advantage of Ning Wangwei's transfer and controlled many of the original garrisons of Ning Wangwei, and after the grassland increased, its strength also began to grow.

Coupled with the Tatar entrapment, without the power to restrain the Ulianghabe, the trend of peace with each other has been formed.

Zhu Di said: "Once Uliangha falls to the Tatars, the situation in Liaodong will be dangerous. ”

The pastures of Uliangha were themselves a barrier between the Tatars and the Ming Dynasty in Liaodong, and now, the balance of the situation quietly tilted to the side of the Tatars.

This means that this storm will come even more rapidly.

Although for Zhu Di, this is actually nothing, because in his opinion, as long as he is pro-conscripted, the situation will get better soon.

But the problem is still in the world......

"Your Majesty...... The situation in Liaodong may be precarious, and so many soldiers and civilians in Liaodong are directly exposed to the butcher's knives of the Tatars and Uliangha. ”

Zhu Di frowned and said, "What do you have in mind?" ”

Jin Zhong sighed: "Above the temple, it is not right and wrong that is divided, but a trade-off. ”

After a pause, he added: "If it is right or wrong, it is wrong for the imperial court to sit back and watch the military towns alone resist the large-scale attack of the Tatars. Because...... The Tatars are menacing, the soldiers are strong, and once any hole is broken, countless lives in my Ming Dynasty will be destroyed. ”

Speaking of this, Jin Zhong frowned deeply, revealing a worried look.

If he insists on his choice, it means that many people will die because of him. He was born at the end of the Yuan Dynasty and the beginning of the Ming Dynasty, and knew very well what the situation would be when countless people faced the butcher's knife once the disaster of war came.

Taking a deep breath, Jin Zhong continued: "But a courtier, make a statement to Your Majesty. It can only be between trade-offs and make the most favorable judgment. The minister still insisted on his decision, and at this time, the imperial court needed to be patient step by step to prepare for war, and it was by no means led by the Tatars, and the soldiers were exhausted between repeated rescues. Only in this way can we eliminate border troubles. ”

Zhu Di bowed his head and said: "What the Qing family said is very true. In the past few days, I have also been thinking about this matter, you are the secretary of the military department, and your duty is to continue to prepare for sweeping the desert, according to the original battle of the Tatars, mobilize troops and horses, transfer grain and grass, deploy military attachés, and let the armies practice. In the coming year, I and the Tatars will face off. ”

In fact, discussing this matter, whether it is Zhu Di or Jin Zhong, it is not easy.

Jin Zhong smiled bitterly: "Ci is not in charge of the troops, hey...... Minister......"

Zhu Di understood Jin Zhong's thoughts, so he said, "Don't think about it. ”

Jin Zhong clasped his hands and said, "Yes." ”

Zhu Di looked extremely calm, he didn't continue to say anything, but stood up, walked to the desert map hanging in the hall, and looked up at the map.

He put his hands behind his back and said nothing.

From becoming the king of Yan, to now reigning in the world, Zhu Di has long been familiar with this map.

It was his lifelong wish to break the bones of the Tatars in one fell swoop.

Because of this, he understands so well why Jin Zhong is so persistent.

After so many years of hard work, the battle plan against the Tatars has long been perfect.

The imperial court cannot disrupt the deployment.

Only by completely placing the initiative in the hands of the Ming Dynasty could an effective blow to the Tatars be ensured.

Zhu Di knew his enemy too well, and it was precisely because he understood that he had to seize the most advantageous fighter opportunity and then launch decisive action.

Instead of...... Exhausting defense.

In view of the long border line, this kind of defense did not have the slightest benefit for the Ming army's operations, but it gave full play to the advantages of the Tatar cavalry.

Jin Zhong saw that Zhu Di was silent, so he said: "Minister...... Quit. ”

"Go ahead."

Zhu Di's face was expressionless, and he even maintained the action just now.

As soon as Jin Zhong left, Zhu Di looked at Yutu and said, "Yi Lost, how is Zhang Anshi's side?" ”

"The slave maid heard that the Ministry of Rites has sent someone to set off."

Zhu Di said: "Are you going to fight for the Warat people or the Uliangha people?" ”

"Go to Tatar Khan."

Zhu Di sighed, although this was a little unexpected, but Zhu Di still seemed very calm: "The Tatars must have accumulated strength for many years for this battle, and they have also made great preparations. ”

Yisha said: "This ...... The slave maid didn't know, but there was news from the Ministry of Rites that Annanhou had given a priceless gift. ”

Zhu Di frowned: "What gift?" ”

"What a bead?"

Zhu Di: "......"

Yisha said: "But now there are rumors in private, saying that it is the Marquis of Annan who is making peace with the Tatars. ”

Zhu Di's eyes opened slightly: "Zhang Anshi will not be disappointed, he naturally has a reason for doing this." ”

After a pause, Zhu Di said again: "Don't pay attention to these gossips. ”

Yishu said: "Yes." ”

…………

Na Langzhong, almost as fast as a horse, all the way north, this journey day and night, and when he arrived at Xifengkou, his whole person seemed to be paralyzed.

But the people in the thousands of households still urged him to get out of the customs quickly and not delay.

This man is bitter, but the people in this thousand households can't afford to offend.

Because each time, I want to stay for a few days and take a break.

The general flag would smile and say: "It's better to finish things earlier, Wang Langzhong, you don't want to stay outside for too long, and your wife is worried about you at home." ”

After hearing this, Lang Zhong didn't have anything to say, except for the mother who entered the general flag, he had to bite the bullet and continue to hurry.

The Ming army at Xifengkou sent another cavalry to protect it.

Soon, they were confronted by Tatar scouts.

Hearing that it was the Ming envoy, the other party obviously did not make things difficult, but escorted the Ming envoy to the depths of the desert under the condition of maintaining vigilance.

It's just that...... Along the way, Lang Zhong became more and more frightened.

Because...... The direction in which they went...... It is in the direction of Daning.

Daning was originally the fief of Zhu Quan, the king of Ning.

After that, King Ning withdrew inland with his guards, and here ...... It was almost regarded as a reward for the Wuliang Ha Sanwei who participated in the Jingjing martyrdom at the beginning.

In other words, this should be the territory of the Ulianghabe.

And the Tatars...... actually appeared in Daning...... What does this mean?

In private, Lang Zhong, surnamed Wang, said to the chief flag officer: "Something is going to happen." ”

"Something happens, what can happen?"

"Oh, you don't understand, I'm the Ministry of Rites, and I'm still in charge of the host and guest, the relationship here, I know best, this time we are under the grassland of Daning, which means that there are still Tatar military horses stationed here, think about it, the Tatars can easily shuttle in the grassland of Daning, what does this mean?"

"What do you mean......"

Wang Langzhong said miserably: "Maybe...... At worst, the Uliangha of Daning had completely fallen to the Tatars. This Tatar is about to become the lord of the entire steppe, no wonder they dare to be so domineering, do you know that once this Tatar is gathered together, it will be a big trouble for my Daming, hey...... Mistakes, mistakes, the most hateful thing is the Uliangha people, they are the first rats at both ends, both with my Ming Ming, and I seem to obey my Ming, and ask for a lot of benefits from my Ming, secretly. But he has long been in collusion with the Tatars. ”

Wang Langzhong's judgment was correct.

Because...... They appeared in the city of Daning.

Daning City...... The army gathered.

Wang Lang and the others were only allowed to stay outside the city for one day, and the next day they were brought into the city as if they were being guarded.

In the entire Daning City, in the palace of the original King Ning, a wine banquet has begun.

At this time, the Tatar Khan was a ghost power chi, and this ghost power chi was the beginning of a palace coup, but he was a descendant of Hedan, the son of Wokotai, and he also claimed to have the blood of the golden family.

At this time, he was in the first place, and most of the people who sat down were Taishi and Taifu.

The official system of the Tatars is very chaotic, and most of their official positions are inherited from the system of the Central Plains, but it is a pity that ...... Played bad by themselves.

So much so that in this Tatar, there are many teachers like dogs, and too masters are like cows.

As for which Taishi is more powerful and which Taifu is heavier. But they hardly look at the official position, but look at whether their respective tribes have enough strength.

Of course, at the moment, among the Taishi, the most powerful is Arutai, who holds the power of several tribes of the Tatar tribe in his hands, and even the ghost power is extremely jealous of him.

In addition, this Arutai is the in-law of the leader of the Uliangha, the Kha'er Vul, and this time the cooperation between the Tatar Ministry and the Uliangha Department is also the Arutai match.

Therefore, sitting next to Ghost Li Chi were the leaders of the Wuliang Habu, Hal Wugang and Arutai.

In order to entrap Ha'er Wu, Ghost Li Chi named him the king of Taishi, what is the official position of Taishi, everyone understands, and everyone understands what title the prince is, but these two things are sewn together, to be honest, it is a bit confusing.

"Your Majesty, the envoy has arrived."

Although Gui Lichi is the Great Khan, he also claims to be the emperor of the Yuan Dynasty, although this title is not even recognized by the Warat people, let alone the Ming Dynasty.

Therefore, within the Tatar Ministry, the traditions of the Yuan court still continued.

Ghost Lichi glanced at Arutai and Ha'er Wu, and said with a smile: "At this time, the envoy came, it was Zhu Di's kid, who had a book." Ha ha...... Call them in, and I will learn them myself. ”

After a short time, Wang Langzhong entered the hall tremblingly.

Ghost Lichi looked at Wang Langzhong: "Who are you?" ”

Wang Langzhong said: "The ...... of the Ming Rite Department"

"Ministry of Rites?" Oni Li Chi laughed.

Everyone laughed.

Ghost Power Equator: "The pseudo-Ming has a Ministry of Rites, and my Dayuan also has a Ministry of Rites, and the scholars of the Ministry of Rites stand up to show him." ”

After a while, three or four of the Rites Shangshu stood up drunk.

Wang Langzhong: "......"

Ghost power equator: "Is Er Naishangshu or not?" ”

Wang Langzhong said: "No, I am Langzhong." ”

Ghost Power Equator: "I have four ritual books here, more than 70 squires, and one Langzhong, can you also talk to me?" In my opinion, I should send a slave to negotiate with you. ”

Wang Langzhong: "......"

Ghost Li's red eyes were disdainful, and then he sneered: "Anyway, what is the matter with coming here?" ”

"There's a document from the Ministry of Rites, and in addition to that, there are some gifts."

"Ministry of Rites?" Ghost Power Red is quite angry.

It stands to reason that it should be Zhu Di's letter to him, after all, he personally repaired the book to Zhu Di, but Zhu Di only asked the Ministry of Rites to send a document, which is obviously looking down on himself. ”

Someone stood up and shouted, "Traitor who deserves to be killed." ”

In their tradition, Zhu Ming belonged to the ranks of traitors, which was a very ambivalent mentality, on the one hand, they believed that they were of Tartar blood, which was different from the others. On the other hand, he regarded himself as orthodox in the Central Plains, as for Zhu Yuanzhang...... belongs to the rebellion, and Zhu Yuanzhang's children and grandchildren are, of course, the children and grandchildren of traitors.

The ghost power pressed his hand, but he said patiently: "Take a look." ”

A eunuch went to this Wang Langzhong, took the document in Wang Langzhong's hand, and sent it to Ghost Lichi.

Ghost Li Chi is a Tatar aristocratic background, since he was a child, he had to learn some Chinese characters, after all, when he was young, although the Yuan Dynasty was at the end of the road, there were relevant learning materials in the education of the court and nobles.

Ghost Li Chi only looked down and saw that he was in the position of the Khan in the north of the country, and he was sent to the four ends of Jin Wenqi to pay tribute. Today, it is decided that Bo at home and abroad, all come to pay tribute, and the Khan can send the messengers to and fro, and they are the same family, so that the border area is thousands of miles, and there is no police, and they are bustling with each other, sharing the blessings of peace, isn't it beautiful?

Ghost Li Chi sneered: "You actually taught me to pay tribute to you and other traitors? ”

Wang Langzhong said: "I have become the lord of the world, the son of Yongle Tianji Jianji, the four seas, are all the king's land, naturally hope that the Khan may conform to the will of heaven, and my Ming Dynasty will turn the war into jade silk, so that the desert, the Guannei, the people can rest and recuperate, isn't it good?" ”

Ghost Li smiled even colder: "Ridiculous words, this world is my family, and it is a crime of death for you to trespass by traitors, and now I raise hundreds of thousands of troops to call on the warriors of the Mongolian tribes, that is, to clean up the old rivers and mountains, and dare to be presumptuous in front of me." ”

He rebuked angrily.

Wang Langzhong was already drenched in cold sweat, and scolded Zhang Anshi in his heart for being inferior to pigs and dogs.

But he still stubbornly said: "Shuntian is ...... to obey orders"

Ghost Power Equator: "Come on, drag him down and behead him......"

Wang Langzhong was trembling with fright, and several guards had already stepped forward and pulled Wang Langzhong to go out and behead him.

Wang Langzhong trembled, but said in his mouth: "If you want to fight, you will fight, why do you need to say more, the two armies are fighting, do not kill the envoys, you punish me today, my Ming loss is only a mere Langzhong, but in exchange for my Ming monarch and ministers, the same enemy......"

Oni Li Chi looked disappointed.

He originally wanted to deliberately scare Wang Langzhong, so that he could see the ugliness of this Wang Langzhong, but this Wang Langzhong's body was not hard, and he trembled with fear, but the hardest thing in his body was a mouth.

So he was disappointed, but he waved his hand and motioned for the guards to retreat, but he stared at Wang Langzhong deadly: "What gifts did you send?" ”

Wang Langzhong said: "This is a gift list for the Tatar Ministry......"

The ghost power red life eunuch took it and looked down.

In this list, everything else is very normal.

But there was one thing in it, but it suddenly attracted the attention of Ghost Lichi.

There was a hint of greed in the ghost's red eyes.

He muttered in his mouth: "When Emperor Taizong ...... Night pearl ...... presented by various ministries"

Emperor Taizong of the Yuan Dynasty was Wokotai.

Oni Li Chi is a descendant of Ogedei.

He also thought that he had this bloodline, and he was proud of it.

Therefore, among the Tatars, the most revered is Yuan Taizong.

In this golden tent of ghost power, the portrait of Yuan Taizong will be hung at any time.

Ghost Lichi looked at the surrounding Taishi, Taifu, and the scholars of various departments, and then raised his eyebrows: "Have you heard of this?" ”

Everyone was dumbfounded.

They are not proficient in history, and during the Yuan Dynasty, the records of the Yuan history were all the responsibility of the Han people, as for all kinds of allusions...... There are also countless treasures, which have long been lost when the Mongols were defeated and exited the pass.

Ghost knows...... This is true or false.

Ghost Lichi looked at everyone and saw that everyone was speechless.

In fact, he himself doesn't know what kind of name this is.

But Daming's side ...... Since it is said that this is the beloved thing of Wokotai at the beginning...... The Han people are the best at recording history, and they have the deepest understanding of allusions, so they should ...... There won't be any problems.

However, Ghost Lichi was a little annoyed, the deeds of his ancestors, others remembered, my dignified Dayuan direct bloodline, but I didn't know.

Then he looked at Arutai: "Arutai is the smartest among all the departments, maybe he knows." ”

Arutai looked confused in his heart, he could know that there was a ghost, but the Ming people said it well, and the Great Khan put Emperor Taizong on his lips, and he really should have something to say.

So he calmed down: "I have heard some such things, saying that Taizong dominates the world, all the departments in the world are obedient, and he is the master, so in a hunting conference, the ministries compete to present gifts, among which there is a bead, this bead is extraordinary, but it also represents the obedience of the ministry, so Taizong was overjoyed, put this bead in the palace, play all day long, and can't put it down...... It's just that later, for some reason, it was lost. ”

When Ghost Li Chi heard this, he was overjoyed: "Hahaha...... Take a look at this pearl. ”

After a while, a guard first took a box from the attaché of Wang Langzhong, inspected it, and sent it to Ghost Lichi.

Ghost Lichi opened the box in front of everyone.

For a moment, the temple was ...... Suddenly, it became brighter, especially the face of the ghost power, which shone even brighter.

Ghost Lichi was already surprised, and his jaw couldn't close.

The other Arutai and many Taishi and Taifu looked at this bead greedily one by one.

There are really beads that glow.

And the fist is so big......

Ghost Lichi carefully took out the beads from the box, and this time, the beads were even more dazzling in the eyes of everyone.

Everyone was amazed.

Ghost Li couldn't take his eyes off, he had also seen a lot of treasures, but compared to this bead, other treasures were really dwarfed.

No wonder...... Emperor Taizong ......... You can't put it down.

Whether it was the weight of this treasure or its historical significance, Ghost Li's red eyes showed an unprecedented sense of satisfaction.

"This long pearl is also the treasure of Emperor Taizong, and the descendants are not good, so it was lost, and now, it has been returned to its original owner...... "Ghost Li Dian said word by word: "This is a sign of our revival, come and ...... Place this bead ...... Hanging here, for our illumination, in the future, I will personally bring this pearl, enter the pass, and extinguish the light in one fell swoop. ”

(End of chapter)