"Historical Records: The Biography of General Li" said that 'the army died or lost its way', a thousand years ago, General Li Guang may have lost his way on the grassland, and was finally captured, and Gongsun He, who broke into the grassland, could not find the main force of the Huns. My eldest brother always said that it was useless for me to study, but in fact, the way to win the battle was in the book. ”

Ma Sheng said as he walked with his brother as usual, "Does that book say how to defeat the Northern Captives?" ”

"The most important thing is to find them!"

The order of the general army has been given, there is no accident at all, this time the expedition Ma Rong as the vanguard, led 3,000 elite cavalry to set off five days ahead of the main force.

From the twelfth year of Hongzhi to the present, the attacks of the border army have become more and more active and large-scale, which is the impact of the change of owners of the Forbidden City.

Zhou Shangwen came out to see off Ma Rong in person, the sound of armor hitting was very crisp under the city gate, three thousand people waited outside the city, Ma Rong led three thousand households to kneel on one knee to bid farewell to the main general.

Behind Zhou Shangwen, Ma Yihuai is quite proud, there are so many people in the army, and the most appreciated is his son.

"The military song should sing the big knife ring, and swear to destroy Hu Nu out of the jade pass! If the Tatars are not extinguished for a day, we can only go north, not south. The general still remembers that at the beginning of the military academy, His Majesty said that the Han defeated the Xiongnu and the Tang defeated the Turks, and I can't lose the face of the descendants of China until I am Ming! Ma Rong, you are a person who knows how to read, and you know the meaning of the frontier policy of the imperial court, and I only expect you to live up to the holy order and show the demeanor of my Ming army! ”

"The last general commands!"

Ma Rong is not very old, and his face under the helmet is actually immature, but he is now the main general of the army, and he must be responsible for these three thousand people.

And Ma Rong himself is actually hot in blood.

People are afraid of reading and having faith, and once the concept is formed, they don't care about anything.

Leading the troops over the Great Wall, Ma Rong was in high spirits.

He first ran wildly for a while, and then slowed down, and the scenery around him after half a day's journey was completely different, the market and the city wall were nowhere to be seen, and the blue sky and white clouds and vast fields were all in the distance.

Seeing an uphill plateau, he rode his horse up, followed by his eldest brother Ma Sheng, and three thousand households.

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The wind blew the mane on the horse's neck and continued to flutter, and the five Han people rode on their horses and looked at the grassland.

"For thousands of years, I don't know how many heroes and heroes have passed by here, and I don't know how many heroic deeds have been left in these places. Walking on this road, I can't help but think, if I can, I really want to see Han Wu Qiang Han and Tang Zong Sheng Tang! ”

There is an older general behind Ma Rong, sometimes people will call him Uncle Hu, Uncle Hu has a big black mole on his cheek, the kind that can scare crying children, he replied: "The young general doesn't know, when the last general was young, he didn't think that he could cross the Great Wall one day, like this time he allocated a million taels of silver, that is, the last general lived longer, and it was the first time he encountered it." ”

In the final analysis, it is necessary to fight a war with silver.

"That's what General Zhou said, now that the time comes, General Zhou will be knighted for meritorious service in the future, and we people can also get some light."

Most of the martial artists talk about these fame and fortune together.

But Ma Rong looked into the distance, but he didn't think about that.

He is reminiscing about the strength of the Han and Tang Dynasties, and he has a sense of history, "The Ming Dynasty also wants future generations to remember!" ”

"The young general should be thinking, clean up the old mountains and rivers and face the sky, right?"

"Yue Wumu unjustly died in the Wind Wave Pavilion, that was when he met Song Gaozong. We're not! If it weren't for Wenchen's obstruction, the son of tomorrow would have to stand with us! ”

These people have more or less seen the emperor in the military academy, and they also know a little about the emperor.

Therefore, the military academy is really a good thing, which can allow the generals on the field to have more contact with the emperor.

"Rack!" Ma Rong urged the horses forward.

But to make the dragon city fly, do not teach Hu Ma to Yin Mountain!

He Ma Rong also wants to make Hu Ma unable to spend Yin Mountain, so that future generations will envy them when they recall the Ming Dynasty!

……

……

The northwest is the scenery outside the Seychelles.

Yangzhou is a small bridge and flowing water.

Zou Cheng rushed to Qincha Xingyuan, he came today to intercede.

Because Gu Zuo used the banner of helping some salt merchants solve the problem of guarding the branch, he won over people, but the key is that he doesn't know what he asked now.

In the hall, Gu Zuo sat in a biased position, turned his head to look at him, and then turned his gaze.

"Ambassador Zou, I haven't seen you for a few days, why did you come to the door early today?"

"The lower officials see the upper difference. Dare to ask the superior, but recently, there are very few salt merchants who have said some nonsense, and the lower officials are afraid that they will mislead the superior, so they are here to remind them. ”

Gu Zuo was expressionless, "Thank you Ambassador Zou for your kindness." ”

At this point, he suddenly stopped, which made Zou Cheng a little embarrassed.

But the stakes are high, and he can't just turn around and leave at this time.

“…… On the day of the mission, he said that he would present the emperor's recital, and the matter was ......"

"Ambassador Zou wants to see what this official has written?" Gu Zuo showed a playful smile, "There is no problem with Ambassador Zou, as long as you are willing to join forces with this official." At that time, the name of Ambassador Zou will be signed, so naturally I want you to see what is written. ”

Zou Cheng has a headache,

It's not good to live a good life.

Why do you have to toss it?

"Shangcha, please forgive the lower officials, why do you have to do this? Is it divine will to do so? Or is it something else? ”

Gu Zuo's eyes narrowed, "As a minister, I have to be asked if I have ulterior motives to report the situation in my job." My official of the Ming Dynasty, has it reached such a point now? ”

Zou Cheng was scolded like this, and he also had anger in his heart.

It's hard to say anything.

"As an official in the same dynasty, why do you always reject people thousands of miles away?!"

"This is a bad statement, this official wants Ambassador Zou to be with this official, you don't want to."

Zou Cheng: "......"

He clenched his fists and lowered his eyebrows, a little anger shooting out of his eyes. It seems that this Chin Cha insisted on his life.

However, he turned to sneer, if he played the emperor with such things as occupying the nest and buying the nest, it would offend the nobles of the Manchu Dynasty and the father-in-law in the palace.

In any case, his name cannot be signed.

Since Gu Zuo had to die, he couldn't help it.

"In that case, the lower official can only leave."

"No."

Seeing Gu Zuo's attitude, Zou Cheng was even more angry.

"Humph!"

Before leaving, he flicked his sleeves.

Gu Zuo blinked his eyes and sighed secretly, this is the person who can be an official.

In fact, it was originally the same, if he was not a person who could be an official, how could he be such a big official as the salt envoy of the two Huaidu?

Zou Cheng threw this on purpose,

Because he knew the consequences of his next letter.

And to disagree with him, the imperial history of the salt patrol, is to curry favor with those nobles and ministers who are going to be offended by him.

What kind of wind and waves will be set off at that time, naturally it has nothing to do with him,

In other words, Zou Cheng will never sign this name.

Not only will it not be signed,

After Zou Cheng returned, he immediately summoned his subordinates to discuss.

"Gu Liqing is deeply trusted by the saints, and no one is here, and now he insists on presenting all kinds of things in the salt law to the emperor, what do you say, how should this official deal with it?"

The past history of salt patrol will not cause this trouble, the so-called salt patrol, is to ask for a sum of silver when the treasury is in difficulty. The more times they have been, they have understood.

Anyway, each family will give a little money, and they will get some money to send these people away.

If the person who comes has a big face, he will give more, and if he has a small face, he will give less.

In the end, everyone was safe and made friends with each other.

"Isn't there someone in the court? The salt law is very important, and we can't persuade it, but it doesn't mean that the people in Beijing can't persuade it. And even if you can't persuade you, you have to tell the matter in advance, it's definitely not good to always hold it in our own hands. ”

Zou Cheng nodded thoughtfully, "This official has had a few encounters with Da Situ, although he is not particularly familiar with it, but it is okay to write a letter." Gu Liqing is the big Situ hand-picked, and he always has to take care of this matter. ”

"However, I heard that Gu Liqing is not a character who can be persuaded by others."

Zou Cheng was slightly sinister, "That's his business." If he ignores the grace of the great Situ's promotion, such an ungrateful person will be rejected by everyone. When he is rejected by everyone, His Majesty will not be able to use him even if he wants to, and the salt law he plays will naturally not be able to set off any storms. ”

Zou Cheng seems that this is indeed a solution.

So he instructed one of his subordinates, "Lao He, you will write this matter and write it as soon as possible, and it is best to send it out today." This Gu Liqing's movements are also very fast. ”

"Okay, Zou Envoy rest assured, it won't take long for an article."

Zou Cheng nodded, and asked again, "See if there is any other way?" ”

"Can you ...... Never mind. ”

"Tsk. What do you say, mother-in-law? ”

The subordinates gave a lecture, and they didn't dare not say it, but they were probably more sensitive, so they leaned closer and lowered their voices, "According to the position, except for the courtiers promoted by His Majesty himself, His Majesty does not trust the other courtiers very much. And the person promoted by His Majesty, Zou Envoy can't deliver it, even if it is handed over, no one will offend Gu Zuo. Therefore, of course, the letter to Da Situ had to be written, but it was of little use. ”

"Sss Zou Cheng took a breath, "Then what do you mean ......?"

"You can go to the minister. First, Gu Liqing's letter will offend the ministers, because he wants to play them in front of His Majesty, of course the ministers will not sit still, and secondly, the ministers will value profit over righteousness, as long as the silver is enough, they will do anything. Thirdly, and only they will let His Majesty ...... Suspicious of Gu Liqing. ”

Zou Cheng's eyes were fixed, he had been anxious for a few days, and only when he heard this could he have some sense of hope.

This method can really be operated when you think about it, as a salt official, the eunuchs in the palace still know a lot.

"So, what charge is given to him?"

"It doesn't matter what the charges are, what matters is how your majesty knows. The subordinate felt that it seemed that the matter would be revealed unintentionally, and the crime was ...... Your Majesty has always hated corruption, and the officials in the capital will also be contaminated when they come to inspect the salt, if Gu Liqing and the greedy ink and silver when the salt patrol are united, and then inform Your Majesty unexpectedly, how can Your Majesty not have doubts in his heart? Once this happens, no matter what he says, His Majesty will not believe it. ”

"That's a good plan!"