Taiyuan garrison camp.

Wu Yang had previously received a secret letter from Jiang Ning, so he ordered 20,000 troops to go north.

He is now stationed in Xinzhou to rest.

And just now, he received an order from Yang Yiqing, asking him to lead his troops to march to the town border fort, and immediately stood by and waited for dispatch.

Wu Yang put down the order, looked at the middle-aged man dressed as two generals in front of him and sighed:

"Alas, since inducing Yang Hu to assassinate the emperor, my plan has not been successfully implemented.

Now that all the arrangements in Datong City have been destroyed, could it be that the Ming Ting's qi is really unfinished? ”

"Don't worry too much about the sect leader, it's just a few chess pieces that miss, and it won't affect my teaching plan.

As long as the emperor met in Baishan Mountain, and the Tatars took the opportunity to enter the pass and raid, the opportunity for me to teach would come. ”

The three elders who escaped from Datong said with relief.

Wu Yang frowned and said, "Yes, success or failure is here." By the way, that dark chess move was not found by the government, right? ”

"Sect leader rest assured, that person's identity is extremely secret, and no one in Datong knows about it except for his subordinates.

However, now that the war is scorching and fierce, Jiang Ning only dares to search our sect in Datong at most, but he will definitely not interfere with the border army at will, so as not to make the army unstable.

In this way, everything is settled. ”

"Very good, let's wait and see what happens."

After Jiang Ning returned to the post house, he told Zhu Houzhao everything about the things that were about to be negotiated.

Zhu Houzhao stroked his palms and praised:

"Jiang Shiyu, you did a good job this time.

Hmph, Duoyan Sanwei wolf ambition, am I really stupid when I am Ming?

I still want to ask for my imperial sister, it's really wishful thinking! ”

"Your Majesty is right, I have no Han and Tang Dynasty relatives, and I don't have two Song Dynasty coins, how can I allow the barbarians to make such unreasonable demands!"

Zhu Houzhao patted Jiang Ning's shoulder and said:

"What you say goes to my heart.

When I met the alliance, I wanted to see what Hua Dang looked like, and he could be so shameless!

It's just that Huadang will agree to the conditions we offer this time?

If he opens his mouth again on the day of the alliance, it will be very troublesome. ”

"He'll agree.

The Tartars have been fighting for a long time, and this time I am only giving them some help to amplify their ambitions.

Moreover, Huadang's control over the three Uliangha and Jurchen tribes was far less than the little prince's centralized power over the Tatars.

The minister had put forward those favorable conditions for the mutual market, and the heads of the various ministries must have been moved, and they would inevitably force Hua Dang to agree.

Otherwise, Hua Dang is afraid that he will not be able to sit firmly in the position of the leader. ”

Jiang Ning swore an oath, and then suggested:

"Your Majesty, for thousands of years, my Central Plains has been fighting with foreign races, and they have never given up their wolf ambition to enter the Central Plains.

The minister thought that he had to take advantage of such a good opportunity to beat them as soon as possible, kill them, and bring the northern Xinjiang grassland into the jurisdiction of the imperial court, so as not to leave a big legacy for future generations!

In addition to Duoyan Sanwei, Warat has been suppressed by the Tatars for a long time, and has long been disgruntled.

When the Tatars and the Doyan Sanwei go to war, Warat will definitely not be able to suppress his ambition and take the opportunity to join in, trying to restore the glory of the past.

Also, if the fire sieve sees that the situation is not right, the seeds of civil strife planted today will have an effect, and he will inevitably rebel.

even united with the weak Warat to fight against the little prince.

In the intermediary, the grassland is in a scuffle, and it will definitely fight you to the death.

When they were at their weakest, I took advantage of the situation to send troops, and it was easy to recover the grassland.

Not only should we clean up the Warat and Tatar, but we must also not let go of the three guards! ”

"Great goodness! Jiang Shishu has a furrow in his chest, and his wit is extraordinary, and it is really a clever plan.

Northern Xinjiang will be stable for all generations, just look at the present dynasty! ”

More than 10 days have passed since the first negotiation.

During this period of time, the secret envoys of Da Ming and Duoyan Sanwei came and went frequently, constantly representing the conditions and requirements in the covenant agreed between Zhu Houzhao and Hua Dang.

In terms of mutual markets, because there are too few horse-producing lands and excellent pastures in the Ming Dynasty, there is a lack of good horses in the army, and the cavalry cannot exert sufficient combat effectiveness, and it is too much of a loss to the cavalry of the upper grassland.

So Jiang Ning focused on starting with the reopening of Ma Zheng.

The main export of daily afterlife materials such as grain, cloth, salt, sugar, and tea is exchanged for the good horses provided by Duoyan Sanwei.

At the same time, at the strong request of Jiang Ning, and with some appropriate promises, he asked many herdsmen who were proficient in the art of horse breeding to raise horses for Daming, and even asked for the opening of several pastures.

As long as the mutual market opens, hundreds of fine foals will pour into the interior of the Ming Dynasty.

In this way, the Ming Dynasty took advantage of the time of grassland strife and civil strife to step up the training of elite cavalry and steadily develop national strength.

When the time comes, you can raid outside the grassland pass.

Think of 100,000 iron horses, enough to wipe out all the scourges!

Finally, after several discussions, the two sides finally agreed on the relevant pricing of import and export goods, the specific location of the mutual market, the management plan, and the amount of taxes, and thus thought that it was customized, and neither party was allowed to change it without authorization.

The eve of the meeting.

Jiang Ning met with Yang Yiqing, Zhou Nan, Yan Yun and others, and planned the relevant defense of Baishan Mountain and Datong for the last time, so as not to make any mistakes.

"Lord Jiang, tomorrow I will personally guard the Victory Fort, martial law along the Great Wall of the Pass Fort Town, and send Deputy General Wang to lead his troops outside the pass to investigate the movement of the fire screen, to ensure that he will not disturb His Majesty's Alliance."

Yang Yiqing said, and Yan Yun said:

"In Datong City, Ben will guard with Lord Zhou, and Xu Tai will lead 5,000 cavalry as a mobile force, ready to rush to Baishan Mountain.

By the way, Wu Yang, the commander of Taiyuan Wei, has also been stationed at the fort on the edge of the town to support the army. ”

"Very good."

Jiang Ning nodded: "There are traps and tripping horses around Baishan Mountain and even at the foot and mountainside, and there are dozens of artillery, even if there is really an enemy attack, it should be enough to wait for reinforcements." ”

Miao Kui frowned and said, "Actually, if you want our family to say, not to mention that the important figures of the White Lotus Sect in Datong City have been eliminated, they don't have enough strength to start a rebellion."

Even if they really have hidden power, how can they rely on their bewitched unarmed villagers pose a threat to His Majesty.

Isn't it too cautious to make such a big move? ”

Jiang Ning shook his head:

"I'm not just worried about the White Lotus Sect.

Now it is basically certain that the Tatars and the White Lotus Sect are colluding with each other, and if they take advantage of the alliance to raid Baishan Mountain and disturb Your Majesty, we will not be able to redeem our deaths. ”

Yang Yiqing said with a smile: "Lord Jiang doesn't have to worry too much, no matter what the Tatars plan, if they want to march and attack Baishan Mountain, they must enter the customs from the Great Wall."

And the army of the passes along the line is gathered, and I personally command them, and I will never let them kill them easily! ”

"I hope so."

Jiang Ning lowered his head, and there was always a doubt between his eyebrows.

What he was most worried about now was that there was an internal response of the White Lotus Sect in the border army.

But at this point, it was impossible for him to conduct a search in a big way.

Otherwise, it is the morale of the army that will be frustrated.

Early the next morning.

Jiangning officially erected the dragon flag, and the five thousand elites guarded the honor guard of the Son of Heaven and marched on the street in an orderly manner.

This is to announce to the people of Datong that His Majesty the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty personally went to Baishan Mountain to form an alliance with Duoyan Sanwei for the sake of the stability of the frontier.

"Long live Daming! Long live Your Majesty! ”

The people on both sides of the road raised their arms and shouted, and the crowd was excited.

Zhu Houzhao sat solemnly on the dragon bowl, looked at the people around him, and responded frequently with a smile.

in the crowd.

Yang Yue'er glanced at the murderous army and said to the Seventh Master:

"Uncle, there are so many elite officers and soldiers, it seems that we can't kill the emperor and Jiang Ning today, this should be the last chance.

If you want my niece to see it, let's stop it. This time with the covenant with Duoyan Sanwei, you see how happy the people are.

If we really kill the emperor, we won't be stabbed to death by them. Then we would be heinous sinners. ”

Because there were too many people and the distance was relatively far away, she didn't realize that the little brother she met in the Daiwang Mansion was the current Zhengde Tianzi.

The seventh master shook his head and said, "No, Yue'er, we have been in the city for more than ten days, and Huzi is still waiting for us to report good news to him, how can we give up all our efforts."

Not now, then when the emperor returns, he will always find an opportunity. ”

Seeing the resolute attitude of the seventh master, Yang Yue'er pursed her delicate little mouth, and a touch of complexity flashed in her eyes.

Half an hour later, the army arrived at the foot of Mount Baishan.

At this time, Huadang had already arrived first, waiting for the arrival of the great tomorrow.

Zhu Houzhao got down from the dragon, looked at the Duoyan Three Guards cavalry opposite, and nodded:

"It seems that this Huadang is indeed a character, and the soldiers under his command are no worse than our five thousand elites."

Just when the two parties were preparing to meet and join the alliance, more than ten miles away from the broken Hu Pass of the Great Wall, tens of thousands of iron riders were already waiting, looking at the figure in front fanatically.

That was their wisest Great Khan, the one who was about to lead them back to the glory of the Great Yuan!

The little prince held the reins, licked his chapped lips, and looked at the broken Hu Pass not far away.

There is their inner response there.

He can take the steppe warriors, easily cross the Great Wall, and raid Baishan Mountain to kill the Ming Emperor.

At that moment, a Tartar suddenly galloped up and whispered a few words in his ear.

The little prince's face remained unchanged, but he was holding the reins in his hand.

The henchmen beside him noticed the abnormality and asked quietly, "Great Khan, what's wrong?" ”

"The White Lotus Sect has destroyed the inner part of Datong."

"Shall we inform the fire sifter then?"

"No need, just ask him to hold back the defenders of Datong.

As long as we kill the little emperor, Datong is still within reach. ”