Karen was very happy that the Han man in front of him had come to the camp to see him in the camp with his promise, especially when he heard that the other party was a new science and technology detective and a knight with a title, he was overjoyed, and immediately asked people to report to his father Khan, and at the same time politely invited Li Dan to his tent.

Li Dan just stepped back into his legs, and it turned out that there were two young women inside. As far as he knew, according to the rules, outsiders could not enter the Ao Bao with family members without the permission of the owner.

The Ergu people didn't pay attention to these before, but since the former dynasty Dingdu Yanjing began to receive Han-style education, they were somewhat affected, and the degree of sinicization of the various tribes in Monan was deeper, and the upper class was even more so.

He was not sure about the customs of the Urabe, so it was best to withdraw first and ask for the master's consent.

Seeing this, Karen laughed: "Tanhualang doesn't have to be formal, you are a good friend, let's not see each other!" Saying that, Li Dan smiled and followed in. It's cheap," Karen introduced, "I already have two wives and a son. ”

"Oh! Saihan Ele White Nata! Li Dan complimented, he thought that it was his other wife who looked younger, but he introduced:

"This is my sister Ejina. I have three younger sisters, the youngest of whom is that tall. Ejina is the second sister, she is 16 years old this year. ”

"Oh, two years younger than me." Li Dan regretted it a little after speaking, because he saw that Karen looked at him very strangely, and then touched his chin and laughed, and Ejina's face turned red into a cloth.

"Your son didn't come?" Li Dan hurriedly interrupted: "Actually, let's come to the Central Plains to see how good it is." ”

"No, no, I or he must leave one on the prairie."

As soon as Karen said that Li Dan understood, he must have stayed in case at least the clan had a recognized leader, otherwise it would immediately become a puddle of scattered sand.

"There will be opportunities in the future." Li Dan said and turned around to take the sugar and salt from Mao Zaidi's hand and presented them to the hostess, then sat down in the guest seat designated by Karen for him, thanked the hostess and took the milk tea with his right hand.

Seeing that his movements were very natural, Karen asked in surprise: "Has Tanhualang been to the grassland before, or does he have any friends over there?" ”

"I've been there in my dreams." Li Dan replied with a faint smile: "I have seen the vast grassland, the cattle, sheep and horses like the wind, heard the melody that is not moving, tasted the delicious hand-handled mutton, and drank the best mare's milk wine."

When I woke up, for some reason everything was still so clear, just like it was last night. ”

Karen was dumbfounded, he had never seen a Han Confucian describe the grassland so emotionally, if the other party had not seen and experienced it with his own eyes, it would be impossible to know this.

But...... It was clear that this young man could not have been, so what was going on?

He shook his head and could only conclude with the reasons he could come up with: "This must be the will of the Immortal Heaven to send a trustworthy friend to our grassland. ”

"I hope so." After Li Dan finished speaking, the two laughed, and the atmosphere was quite friendly and harmonious.

Li Dan asked Karen why he spoke Chinese so well, and Karen told him that he had an excellent Han master, and after saying that, he ordered the guards to invite the Taifu.

"Tell him that I have a distinguished good friend here named Li Dan, he is the third place in this year's imperial examination, a very powerful, very powerful character!" Since Karen knew that Li Dan was Tanhualang, he felt more and more that he had face.

After visiting the imperial examination room, he learned that nearly 2,000 people from all over the country had taken the big examination in Sijing, and a total of 723 new scholars were admitted, which was the largest number since the founding of the dynasty.

After all the more than 2,000 papers were sealed, they were escorted by the Wing Dragon Guard and the forbidden army to the Guozijian for unified marking, and finally hired thirty percent of the candidates, and Li Dan ranked third, which shows how difficult it is!

And Li Dan knew that the emperor redefined or subdivided the prefectures and counties from Liangguang, Guizhou, and Gansu.

In addition, a large number of officials were dismissed, dismissed, and questioned through the Jiangxi examination fraud case, the Ying Tianfu Xuezheng case, the Guizhou Miao Yao rebellion, the Jiangxi Louyang rebellion, and the Xiangwang misconduct case, resulting in more than 2,700 vacancies reported by the officials!

In addition to placing the alternate officials to be assigned in previous years, these vacant posts will also have to be placed in a large number of Jinshi who have been in charge of politics since the ninth year of Jingwu, and then some will be selected from the second and third grades this year, so that the number of people will be replenished.

It's not for nothing that there are so many bachelor's degrees, there are too many vacancies. Through this exchange of blood, the emperor quietly filled the ranks of imperial officials with his own power, and then created a large number of grateful and loyal elites.

Beggar Khan and Wang Younian walked into the tent one after another, and Li Dan got up to greet and greet them. When he opened his mouth and asked the Great Khan, "This year, the Marco on the pasture is fat, and the cattle and sheep are eating well?" ”

Beggar Khan glanced at Wang Younian with the same surprised gaze, and asked with a smile: "Why did Li Tanhua think of asking this?" ”

"Hey, don't the people of the Ula steppe greet each other when they greet each other? What could be more appropriate to care for a friend than to consult about the condition of horses, cattle and sheep? ”

In the impression left in his previous life, the herdsmen greeted each other like this, so Li Dan thought that even if this era should be universal, he didn't expect the beggar to react like this.

"Hahaha......!" The beggar laughed: "Yes, yes, we greeted each other like this when we met, but I didn't expect Tanhua to be from the Central Plains or from the south, but he was so familiar and concerned about things on the grassland." ”

"Oh, it's just because I heard from a friend that it seems that there has been no white disaster on the grassland in the past two years, and everyone is rumoring that there will be a big drought this year, so I just care." Li Dan spoke quietly, but kept paying attention to the other party's reaction.

Sure enough, the beggar wiped his beard and muttered something softly, the women in the bag went out, and Wang Younian also gave Karen a look, and the two went outside to talk, leaving only Li Dan and Da Khan, who were drinking milk tea casually.

"I don't know who Tanhualang heard from again? That doesn't seem accurate. The beggar sneered.

"Really? Tomorrow the Golden Palace will play right, I originally wanted to find an opportunity to persuade His Majesty the Emperor to try to save your ministry, it seems that I am too careful, there is no need for this? Li Dan pressed his hand to his chest with a smile and bowed apologetically.

"Uh......." Beggar Khan frowned, licked his lips again, and finally said: "In fact, there is a drought every year, but the depth is different. ”

"Oh!"

"But it's true that there hasn't been a white plague in the past two years." Beggar Khan cleared his throat and said, "As for whether this matter has anything to do with the drought, we don't know, so we have to ask the shaman to find out." ”

"That's right, it's just a little late."

"Late? What does Tanhualang mean by this? When Wang Younian, who returned, heard this, he glanced at the beggar Khan and hurriedly asked.

"The Kelr tribes have already set off on their way south, so I think you can wait for the shaman to ask about the immortal heaven before you decide what to do next, I'm afraid it's too late! By that time, the sword of Yebi Khan had been waved over the heads of the Monan tribes.

Oh Great Khan, didn't you say in front of the emperor that what is on the steppe is your business, and that you will ensure the stability and unity of the steppe, and that everyone will love and help each other and be close to each other like a family?

This...... As soon as the words were finished, you see, these troublemakers of the Kels are really not the right time to come! ”

"What? Shall it go south? How many people did you bring? Beggar Khan hurriedly asked.

"It is said that the troops are like dark clouds, and there are 270,000 people in the front and rear teams combined." Li Dan replied nonchalantly.

"The total population of the Kerr departments is 400,000, and 270,000 is most of the elite. According to the calculation that the average three tribesmen support a warrior, his warriors should be between 50,000 and 60,000. ”

Wang Younian immediately calculated the approximate strength of the other party except for women and auxiliaries.

The faces of the father and son of the beggar Khan became ugly. "Li Tanhua, where did you get this news?" Clen asked.

"The Ministry of War, and I also have a private channel." Li Dan smiled: "And I also know that the three departments of Seyan, Luyan, and Huifa are also heading south and assembling."

During the time that you were sitting in the Beijing Division, the small-scale contact battles in the north have been fought one after another.

However, the Karkat was too strong and too numerous to defeat these three divisions, so they turned south one after another, trying to avoid the war as much as possible. ”

"This wolf too!" The angry beggar was angry: "He dared to jump out and bite while I wasn't there?" ”

"Not necessarily," Li Dan smiled: "When he sent his troops, he didn't necessarily know that the Great Khan had come to the Central Plains."

In my opinion, in his head, the Kers are the first-class, and he may not be at ease with others, otherwise how could he raise a large army to the south in the spring? This is completely contempt for the Khan of Monan! ”

Strictly speaking, Ula is in Moxi, the land spans the north and south of the desert, and the territory is more in Mobei, but the best pasture is still in the south, so they are used to calling themselves Monan, and they don't look down on Kerca and Bria in Mobei.

This is simply a naked provocation when he says this, but the father and son of the beggar Khan feel that it is very much like this in their hearts, and they are very uneasy that this guy will come out to stir up the situation.

Wang Younian, who was next to him, coughed lightly when he saw it, arched his hand and said, "Li Tanhua brought us this news today, which is both unexpected and common sense. In fact, our Great Khan has long judged that he will definitely go south, but it is only a matter of time or time.

Now the point is, this guy really can't wait, and he doesn't wait for the horses to get fatter before he goes out, how do we deal with it? The Great Khan is now beyond the reach of the whip in the Central Plains, and the Taishi may not have received the news yet, this is the most terrible thing! ”

As he spoke, he suddenly turned his face: "Li Tanhua can convince the public, Wu can quell the rebellion, and the emperor is also the most important." Shouldn't it just bring news, may I ask how to deal with this situation, does Tanhualang have a good way to teach me to wait? ”

"Hey, this old slippery head, he's actually the most cunning fox!" Li Dan slandered, and returned the salute unhurriedly and said, "Taifu praises." In fact, Dan wanted to ask, what is the reason and purpose of the Great Khan's current stay in Jingshi? ”

The tribute has been completed, and it is said that there is indeed no reason for the beggar Khan to continue to stay in the capital.

Wang Younian understood in his heart that it was said that at this time, the Ministry of Rites should send someone to consult the arrangements for the return of the Great Khan, and began to make corresponding arrangements for seeing him off, receiving him on the way, and escorting him. But until now, no one has come to ask or urge, which is very abnormal.

In fact, everyone knows that since His Majesty promised to be canonized, the imperial court must make corresponding preparations.

The production of ceremonial guards, tiaras, ribbons, documents, vehicles, etc., as well as related ceremonies and sacrifices, etc., all need to be arranged and prepared, that is, it will take time for the household to allocate the money and food for the rewards and expenses of the entire ceremony.

It's not a storyteller who can skip the words "go on stage and pay respects".

Thinking of this, Wang Younian understood that there needs to be a leader on the grassland, and the emperor can't drive people back, His Majesty is very embarrassed now.

Thinking of this, Wang Younian suddenly opened his mouth, he first confessed, and then invited the beggar Khan to the side, and whispered to him for a while. The beggar Khan finally understood, he thought for a while with his back to Li Dan, came back and sat down and said:

"Li Tanhua, in fact, I am very worried about the situation on the grassland. When the Kalco went south, the Monan tribes would definitely run to the Great Wall, and the defenders might have misunderstood if they didn't know the reason, thinking that the tribes were going to start a war and take defensive or even counterattack measures.

If I can't get back in time, I'm afraid that the inside and outside of the Great Wall will already be a pot of porridge. ”

"It's a possibility, and that's what the contemptible fears." Li Dan bowed and replied.

"But...... This conferral ....... Don't talk about ceremonies, even if there is no edict from His Majesty, what can I do when I return to the grassland with only one of Ulla, and what can I change? "The beggar Khan spread out his hands:

"It's no secret, there are only 30,000 people in the Ullah Ministry, and it is ...... to face the words of the Korcas independently."

Li Dan raised his hand to intercept his words: "I understand the meaning of the Great Khan, in fact, this matter is not difficult to solve." ”

"Oh?"

"The precedents of the Celestial Empire canonizing the kings of Joseon, the Ryukyu kings, and the kings of Annam are all laid out there.

Although this time the emperor also said that he would give the Great Khan a special gift, and the ceremony of canonizing the prince would be solemnly carried out, but there was no need for the Great Khan himself to be present, do you think this is the truth? ”

"You mean ......?"

"The easiest thing here is actually the edict. The edict of the king is internal, and the imperial court only needs to know that it does not need to be approved, and even the Zhongshu only examines whether the content of the edict has any errors or omissions and does not conform to the rules of the system, and then it can be transferred to the cabinet for issuance and sealing.

Three or five days before and after this process is enough! Within a few days, the Great Khan was ready to set out, procure the necessary supplies, and select the messengers to be left behind.

In this way, when the decree arrives, the Great Khan can return to the steppe first, and leave an envoy to attend the ceremony on your behalf. You can even go ahead and the officials of the Department of Pedestrian and Rites who read the edict will rush up and deliver it to you. ”

"Hmm. That's good! Then I will enter the palace tomorrow to bid farewell to the emperor? "The beggar Khan is a master who does what he says.

Li Danle was happy: "Why do you have to run away in person for such a thing? He looked at Karen: "Since the prince of Karen is not leaving and wants to continue to study in Shangjing Guozijian, is Karen attending the ceremony for you?"

If that's the case, tomorrow the prince of Karen will go to the palace, and you can stay and start getting ready. ”

"Eh, it's better for me to go to such a major event and explain it to His Majesty in person, okay?"

Unexpectedly, Beggar was a very righteous person, Li Dan nodded: "I understand your intentions." But if you enter the palace, these people in the Ministry of Rites have to arrange guards and open the way, and make a huge noise, so wouldn't everyone know about it? ”

The three of them listened strangely, Wang Younian asked Li Dan why, Li Dan said: "The soldier is also treacherous." Yes, show no. I'm willing to bet there are K'er spies and traitors in this capital, so don't alarm them.

That is, the prince enters the city, I will send a carriage to wait by the Wannian Bridge tomorrow morning, you take two or three subordinates to take the car into Beijing without knowing it, and then take the carriage out of the city after the end. ”

He observed as he spoke, and when he saw that the three of them were a little embarrassed when talking about spies and moles, he secretly laughed in his heart.

"Li Tanhua, even if you sweat profusely, I'm afraid it's still very dangerous." Wang Younian said: "The grassland is vast, and the cavalry of the Kerr units come and go like the wind, which is difficult to control. What can be done to make the suffering suffer? ”

He always wanted to try to see how much this legendary Chinese martial arts figure knew about military affairs.

"He has cavalry, don't the Great Khans have any?" Li Dan smiled and took out a piece of paper and a pencil, hastily drew a few strokes, and then showed them:

"Look, the main territory of the Ula Department is between Jinshan and Hangai Mountain, and the east and Huifa Department are bounded by Wolf Mountain.

The Huifa tribe is located in the area between Wolf Mountain and Talu City, Seyan is in the three cities in the east and north of Saihan, and Luyan is further east at the western foot of Haravin Mountain. In the middle of your four tribes is the Karkata. ”

In his painting, the three of them looked at each other, and then listened to Li Dan continue:

"The Kors absolutely did not like this situation, because there were opponents on three sides, only the northern side of the country, Bria, Gilles, and Telyangu, were very scattered and did not pose a threat to him, and there was no khan king who had the strength to gather the strength of the tribe.

There are two ways to deal with the threat to the south: either you four cannot be held together, and the looser the better, as they did in Bria;

Or weaken and scatter you through war, conquer and merge continuously, so as to reduce the pressure and strengthen yourself. Which plan do you prefer? ”

The father and son of the beggar Khan hurriedly shook their heads.

"Well, it seems that none of you like it, and who can hope to be the weakling who is swallowed?" Li Dan drew three circles on the picture with a pencil:

"In these three places, there have already been skirmishes between the border army and the Ergu tribesmen. Do you see anything in this? ”

After a moment of silence, Karen first pointed to the picture and said, "It seems to be ...... All three places are further easterly? ”

Li Dan gave a thumbs up: "The son of the world is really like a torch!" That's right, Liaodong, Liaoxi, Jizhou, so what does this mean? ”

"I see!" Encouraged Cullen seemed to have a key to open the treasure chest in his head, and suddenly got up, half-kneeling and scribbled his finger on the diagram:

"The meaning of the Kelas is to come along the border wall and advance to the west and even the east of Liao.

In this way, several purposes can be achieved: weakening the strongest color extension department; to separate Lu Yan from the other tribes and force him to submit; Let the Kel occupy the fertile Liao land as a basis, and after recuperation, you can absorb the female direct land tribes, and seek an opportunity to attack Yanjing in the south!

Brother Zedong, am I right? ”