Turghu tribe.

"You said you came on behalf of the new Cloud King?"

Ma Ha, the head of the Tuerhu tribe with a sturdy body and a big round head, chewed the roast mutton in his mouth and asked while looking at the middle-aged man who claimed to be the representative of the Cloud King below.

The middle-aged man nodded slightly: "I am here on behalf of the prince." ”

Ma Ha stopped eating meat, straightened his body slightly, and asked solemnly: "What evidence is there?" ”

The middle-aged man took out a gold medal from his arms, Ma Ha waved his hand and asked people to take it over and look at it carefully, then nodded and said: "It is indeed the waist card of the Yunwang Mansion, the battalion commander of the second battalion of the guard, the official is not small."

Why did Lord Yun ask you to come over?

Do I remember that I didn't have anything to do with this Cloud Lord? ”

As he spoke, he threw the gold medal back to the middle-aged man, and the middle-aged man reached out to catch it and put it back into his arms before he said unhurriedly:

"The prince asked me to ask Chief Maha a question."

"What's the problem?"

Ma Ha frowned, and he wondered what kind of moth this Cloud King was doing.

"This Yunzhou County, is it the Yunzhou County of the Zhao family or the Yunzhou County of the Li family?"

It was as if a thunderbolt hit Maha's brain, and immediately Maha asked with a solemn face: "Which Zhao family is the Zhao family in the mouth of the prince?" ”

"Since I am the Zhao family of the Song Dynasty!"

The middle-aged man said confidently.

Maha was silent.

I only heard the middle-aged man continue: "

Let the prince come to Yunzhou County to be a vassal is the meaning of the official family is a hundred officials, and your tribe in Yunzhou County also took refuge in the Zhao and Song royal families, hoping to get shelter and no longer live the miserable life that you couldn't live in the winter before.

Why did the chief of Maha forget this?

Could it be that the Tuerhu tribe already feels that it can stand on its own and no longer needs the protection of the Great Song Dynasty?

If this is the case, then the prince has nothing to say, and the Tuerhu Ministry can announce its withdrawal from the Great Song Dynasty and set up its own door, but at that time, the Great Song Dynasty and the Tuerhu Department will only be able to meet on the battlefield! ”

Maha's face was gloomy and terrifying, and he said to the middle-aged man with a calm face: "Lord Wang, is this threatening me?" ”

"You first thought that you were strong enough to ignore the prince and the court!"

The middle-aged man's voice was sonorous and powerful.

"I didn't! Isn't the prince afraid of forcing my Tuerhu tribe to rebel and being blamed by the court? Maha said after a repertoire.

"What's there to fear? Since this Yunzhou County is already the fief of the prince, there can only be one voice in this land, if someone wants to go against the tune, the prince will not be afraid, if he wants to fight, he will fight, at most he will be reprimanded by the official family and return to Bianjing, what can you do with the prince?

But at that time, deliberately opposing the vassal king sent by the imperial court, I wonder how much trust of the imperial court that you have spent nearly fifty years earning? How much suspicion does the court have of ghosts in your hearts?

The chief of Maha can think for himself! ”

Maha was furious and shouted, "It's a big deal that my Turk is reliving the old days, what's the big deal!" ”

However, the next three questions from the middle-aged man stunned Ma Ha on the spot.

"Maha Chief, naturally, doesn't care about the old days, but you don't have to worry about food and clothing for any kind of life, but!

Did the chief of Maha ever think that the nobles in your tribe would want to go back to their old lives?

Once the chief of Maha says that he wants to go out on his own and lead his people back to the old days, will the herdsmen in the tribe still listen to you?

At that time, were you still the leader of the Turhu tribe? ”

Silence, long silence.

In the middle of the ring, Maha sat back in his seat.

The commander of the guards sent by the Cloud King was right, the Tuerhu tribe was used to the current life, the fertile pastures, the material subsidies of the Great Song Dynasty during the winter, and all kinds of things that could not be bought before.

It's like an iron pot.

If it was changed fifty years ago, an iron pot was enough to be passed down for three or five generations, until it was finally broken to the point that it could no longer be used, and it was the most important property of the herdsmen in the tribe.

But what about now?

Every household has an iron pot, and salt and grain can be bought as long as they are willing to work hard, and it can be said that in the past 50 years of integration into the Great Song Dynasty, the herdsmen of the tribe have lived a good life that they did not dare to think of before.

And those aristocrats were even more dazzled by the endless luxury goods of the Great Song Dynasty, and they had long been inseparable.

If he proposes to be self-reliant, then it can be expected that no one will be willing to respond to him except his own personal guards.

Oh no! Wrong! Even if it is one's own personal guard, it will not necessarily support oneself, then it will be a ......

The next Maha didn't dare to think about it, and cold sweat seeped out of his forehead at this time.

When the middle-aged man saw Maha's appearance, he knew that his goal seemed to have been achieved, and a smile rose on the corner of his mouth.

Ma Ha was silent for a while, and then asked in a low voice, "What does the prince command?" ”

The middle-aged man knew that he was bowing his head, and he didn't continue to say anything to stimulate him, but said bluntly:

"The prince said that Yunzhou County needs to have a fair business environment, and does not want to see anyone interfere with normal business practices through outside means."

Maha was confused and didn't understand what it meant.

"What do you mean?"

"The competition between the Li family and Feiyun Trading Company needs to be treated fairly, and the herders should be able to follow their own inner choices instead of being artificially interfered with."

The middle-aged man said the prince's original words one by one.

Maha was stunned for a moment, and then showed a look of surprise and disbelief.

He is not a fool, and a fool can't be the leader of the Tuerhu tribe, the meaning of King Yun's words is very clear, that is, let him not get involved in the competition between the Li family and the Feiyun Commercial Bank, and let the herdsmen choose their products freely.

Then why would a prince of Yun pay attention to the fight between the two merchants in Yunzhou City, and even know the means they used behind their backs, there is only one reason.

The person standing behind that Feiyun Trading House is definitely the Cloud King himself!

The products sold by Feiyun Commercial Bank are not unheard of, and they are already well-known among the herdsmen in the entire Yunzhou County.

Once they let go of their means, the herdsmen will vote with their feet, and the Li family will lose!

What is the reason why the Cloud King did this, it is self-evident.

Suppress the local forces in Yunzhou County and seize the right to speak!

Become the real King of Yunzhou!

The Li family will only be the beginning.

And they have no choice, or since the day they were accustomed to being under the protection of the Great Song Dynasty, before the decline of the Great Song Dynasty, they, the tribe of Yunzhou County, had no choice.

Reality made them have to stand behind this cloud king.

"You can go back and reply to the prince, I understand the prince's request, and I will do it."

Maha's words made the middle-aged man smile widely.

His mission is accomplished, and I believe that the tasks of other colleagues are similar.

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