my brother-in-law is the prince

Chapter 254
It... really shines.

The doctor of the host and guest department, as well as Shang Shu Zheng Ci, looked at the fist-sized Ye Mingzhu in front of him, and his saliva was about to flow out.

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

I'm afraid...there wouldn't be such a magical thing in the palace.

The doctor said: "Butang, this thing... I'm afraid it's really priceless."

"It's more than priceless." Zheng Ci said with a wry smile, "In my opinion, this is a rare treasure that can't be seen in a hundred years."

The doctor said with a bit of regret: "Really send it to Tatar Khan?"

"If you don't send it, Zhang Anshi will let you and me go? What's more, he is accompanied by people from Neiqianhusuo. This thing cannot be faked. Why, are you confident that you can play with Zhang Anshi's brains?"

The doctor hesitated to speak, and then quickly said yes.

He is confident that Zhang Anshi is not as good as himself when playing with his brains, but the opponent is too strong after all, so if he needs any brains, he can kill himself with a straight push.

Langzhong couldn't help but take another look at Ye Ming, and then he reluctantly closed the lead box and rewrapped it, and then said: "I'm afraid that...when the time comes...if the matter is leaked, the imperial court will take this Blame it on the lower officials.”

Zheng Ci comforted him and said: "Don't worry, the Ministry of Household Affairs will not agree to this matter. It is Zhang Anshi who wants to go his own way, so why should we do it? So...you can do it according to Zhang Anshi's instructions. If there is any dirty water, you can splash it If you don’t reach your body, the old man will fight for you in the temple.”

The doctor knows Zheng Ci well.

This guy is very timid, trying to argue for him?It's just a joke.

It's just...he can only believe it tentatively, after all, the first rank of official rank crushes people, let alone several ranks higher!
At the moment, the Ministry of Rites is ready.

At noon the next day, a chief banner officer from Neiqianhu Office came with more than 20 school captains to escort them.

The doctor had bid farewell to his family last night, and at the same time, he had to leave after going through the corresponding procedures in the Ministry of Rites.

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

This is not a mission, it is simply exile.

Neiqianhusuo said that the matter was urgent and non-stop was required, so there was no rest along the way, and they tried to leave the customs at Xifeng within ten days, and pay homage to the Tatar Khan within fifteen days.

Hearing this speed, the doctor's scalp was already numb.

For some reason, he didn't sleep well last night, and he felt a little tired when he got up early in the morning.

But now, he had to obey the instructions of Uchisenhusuo honestly and do it.

Naturally, he scolded the eighteen generations of Zhang Anshi's ancestors all over the place.

On the side of the Ministry of War, Jin Zhong can be said to be in a state of desperation.

Pay attention to the developments of the border towns, especially in Liaodong. There have been urgent reports from the border towns that Tatars have appeared near them.

Of course, Jin Zhong judged that this should be just a scout from the Tatars, and it was just the prelude to the storm.

Generally, when the army is enlisted, the scouts go first to investigate the terrain, where the villages have been stationed, and at the same time observe the military preparations of the towns.

It's just not ruled out that this may just be a suspicious strategy.

Perhaps the main force of the Tatars is at Xifengkou, not Liaodong.

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

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

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

The Ministry of War issued orders one after another, ordering the towns to strictly guard against death and make preparations to fortify the walls and clear the fields.

At the same time, all guerrillas patrolling the border must be alert at all times. Once they discover the enemy's situation, they don't need to fight. They must quickly leave the battle and withdraw to the nearest military fort to station.

For more than half a year, the court had to delay the time.

Now I can only choose to use the smallest loss in exchange for this result.

"Department Hall... Border Town Military Situation..."

A letter was sent to the Ministry of War.

Jin Zhongdao: "Is it sent by Jin Yiwei again?"

"Yes, Jin Yiwei felt that it was related to the safety of the border town, so they sent it quickly."

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

He sneered and said, "The old man is going to see you."

After a while, Jin Zhong arrived at Wenlou.

"Your Majesty." Jin Zhong saluted.

Zhu Di glanced at Jin Zhong: "Say."

Jin Zhongdao: "Urgent military situation, the Wuliangha tribe seems to be gathering too."

Zhu Di's face was gloomy and indifferent, he stroked the copybook and said nothing for a long time: "Wulianghabu, it seems that they are not reliable, this time... they just want to follow the Tatars Everyone gets a share of the pie. This group of wolves who don’t know how to raise them!”

Jin Zhongdao: "Wuliangha Sanwei, many leaders have invited me to Daming to buy them, and many people still want my Daming in their hearts."

After a pause, Jin Zhong continued: "But the problem is that many of the Wuliangha people are Mongolians themselves. In their minds, the Tatar Khan is the royal family of the desert and the direct descendants of Genghis Khan! They intermarried with each other, and they were also related by marriage with the Tatars. Although His Majesty has rewarded the Uliangha people, there are some things that cannot be exchanged for some rewards."

"When my Ming Dynasty was strong, they naturally surrendered willingly, but now the Tatars have been fighting hard for so many years, and my Ming Dynasty... since King Ning and other guards moved inland one after another, it is difficult to restrain their strength. , which made them feel different."

In fact, Zhu Dijing's difficulty has indeed caused many problems.

The biggest problem among them is that because of Jing Nan, when Emperor Taizu Gao was there, there were loopholes in the arrangement for the Tatars.

Zhu Di's Yanshan Guard was originally the main force to control the Wuliangha people and fight against the Tatars. However, following the success of Jing Nan, most of the Yanshan Guards followed Zhu Di and went to Nanjing City to enjoy the blessings.

There is also Ning Wangwei, which is also the main force to fight against the Tatars and control the Wuliangha tribe, but because Zhu Di was afraid that Zhu Quan would become his second, he also followed Jing Nan to rebel, so he first changed the title of Ning King to Nanchang, and now Ning The king took his guards again and went to Luzon.

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

In the past, the frequent suppression of the Tatars, the means of controlling their population and the growth of cattle and horses, have not been carried out for many years.

This gave the Tatars finally a chance to breathe and began to sit up.

Taking advantage of the transfer of Ning Wangwei, the Wuliangha tribe took control of a lot of land that Ning Wangwei had previously guarded. After the grassland increased, its strength also began to grow.

Coupled with the win over of the Tatars, without the power to restrain the Wuliangha tribe, the trend of peace has been formed.

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

Wuliangha's grassland itself is a barrier between the Tatars and Ming in Liaodong. Now, the balance of the situation has quietly turned to the side of the Tatars.

This means that this storm will come even faster.

Although to Zhu Di, this is actually nothing, because in his opinion, as long as he personally enlists, the situation will get better soon.

But the problem is still in the world...

"Your Majesty... the situation in Liaodong may be in jeopardy. So many soldiers and civilians in Liaodong are directly exposed to the butcher knives of the Tatars and Wuliangha people."

Zhu Di frowned and said, "What's your idea?"

Jin Zhong sighed: "Above the temple, what is divided is not right or wrong, but choice."

After a pause, he continued: "In terms of right and wrong, it is wrong for the imperial court to sit back and watch the various armies and towns alone resist the Tatars' massive attack. Because... the Tatars are fierce and strong. Once they break any Kouzi, countless souls of my Ming Dynasty will suffer."

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

He insisted on his choice, which meant that many people died because of him.He was born at the end of the Yuan Dynasty and the beginning of the Ming Dynasty, and he knew very well what the situation would be for countless people facing the butcher's knife once the disaster of war came.

Taking a deep breath, Jin Zhong continued: "But a subject can speak to His Majesty. He can only make the most favorable judgment between choices. The subject still insists on his own decision. At this time, the court needs a patient step. It is definitely not to be led by the nose by the Tatars, and the soldiers will be exhausted between repeated rescues. Only in this way can the border troubles be eliminated."

Zhu Di nodded and said: "What the Qing family said is true. I have been thinking about this for the past few days. You are the Minister of the Ministry of War. Your duty is to continue to make preparations to sweep the desert. , mobilize soldiers and horses, transfer food and grass, deploy military officers, and let the armies practice. In the coming year, I will fight the Tatars."

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

Jin Zhong smiled wryly and said: "Compassion does not command soldiers, ah...my minister..."

Zhu Di understood Jin Zhong's thoughts, and said, "Don't think too much about it."

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

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

He put his hands behind his back and said nothing.

From the time he became the King of Yan, to the moment when he ruled the world, Zhu Di had already been familiar with this map by heart.

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

It is precisely because of this that he understands why Jin Zhong is so persistent.

After so many years of painstaking efforts, the battle plan against Tatar has long been perfect.

The imperial court cannot disrupt the deployment.

Only by fully controlling the initiative of the war in Ming's hands can we ensure effective strikes against the Tatars.

Zhu Di knew his enemy too well. Because of his understanding, he had to seize the most favorable opportunity and then take decisive action.

Rather than... exhausted defense.

In view of the fact that the border defense line was too long, this kind of defense did not benefit the Ming army's operations at all, but it fully brought out the advantages of the Tatar cavalry.

Seeing that Zhu Di was silent, Jin Zhong said, "I...resign."

"Go."

Zhu Di remained expressionless, and even maintained the action just now.

As soon as Jin Zhong left, Zhu Di looked at the map and said, "Yi Shiha, what's going on with Zhang Anshi?"

"The servant girl heard that the Ministry of Rites has sent someone to set off."

Zhu Di said: "Are you going to win over the Wara people or the Wuliangha people?"

"To the Tatar Khan."

Zhu Di let out a cry. Although this was a little unexpected, Zhu Di still seemed very calm: "The Tatars must have accumulated many years of strength for this battle, and they have also made great preparations. Words alone can make people Did the other party strike?"

Yi Shiha said: "This... I don't know about the maidservants. I heard the news from the Ministry of Rituals, what kind of priceless gifts did An Nanhou send."

Zhu Di frowned: "What gift?"

"What kind of bead is it?"

Zhu Di: "..."

Yi Shiha said: "However, there are rumors in private now that Marquis Annan is negotiating peace with the Tatars."

Zhu Di opened his eyes slightly and said, "Zhang Anshi won't betray me, he has a reason for doing so."

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

Yi Shiha said: "Yes."

…………

The doctor was almost on a fast track, going north all the way, day and night, when he arrived at the mouth of Xifeng, his whole body seemed to have been paralyzed.

But the people from Neiqianhusuo still urged him to leave the customs quickly without delay.

The doctor complained, but the people in Neiqianhusuo couldn't afford to offend them.

Because every time, I hope to stay for a few days and take a little rest.

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

After listening to the doctor, he had nothing more to say, except for the mother who entered the general banner in his heart, he had no choice but to bite the bullet and continue on his way.

The Ming army at Xifengkou sent another cavalry for protection.

Soon, they encountered Tatar scouts.

Hearing that they were Ming envoys, the other party obviously did not make things difficult, but escorted the Ming envoys to the depths of the desert while maintaining vigilance.

It's just... the doctor was getting more and more frightened as he walked along the way.

Because...the direction they were going...was in the direction of Daning.

Daning was originally the fief of Ning Wang Zhu Quan.

Afterwards, King Ning withdrew his guards back to the inland, and here... it was almost regarded as a reward for the three guards of Wuliangha who participated in Jingnan.

In other words, this should be the territory of the Wuliangha tribe.

And the Tatars... unexpectedly appeared in Daning... What does this mean?
In private, the doctor surnamed Wang said to the chief banner official: "Something is going to happen."

"An accident, what can happen?"

"Oh, you don't understand. I am a doctor of the Ministry of Rites, and I am still in charge of the host and guest. I know the relationship here best. This time we are standing on the grassland of Daning, which means that there are still Tatars stationed here. The military horses of the Tartars, think about it, the Tatars can easily shuttle through the pastures of Daning, what does this mean?"

"what do you mean……"

Wang Langzhong said sadly: "Maybe... the worst situation has happened. The Wuliangha people in Daning have completely turned to the Tatars. The Tatars are about to become the masters of the entire grassland. No wonder they dare to do so." Domineering, do you know that once these Tartars gather together, they will be my confidant's big trouble, hey... Mistake, misstep, the most hateful thing is the Wuliangha people. The exchange market seems to be obedient to me, Da Ming, and has obtained a lot of benefits from my Da Ming, secretly. But it has already colluded with the Tatars."

Wang Langzhong's judgment is correct.

Because...they appeared in Daning City.

In Daning City... a large army gathered.

Wang Langzhong and the others were only allowed to stay outside the city for one day, and the next day they were taken into the city as if they were under custody.

In the entire city of Daning, in the original palace of King Ning, a banquet had already begun.

The Tatar Khan at this time was Guilichi, who started from a coup in the palace, but he was a descendant of Hedan, the concubine of Wo Kuotai, 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 sitting next to him were grand masters and grand masters.

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... they have played it badly by themselves.

As a result, there are as many masters as dogs in this Tatar, and masters as hairs.

As for which grand master is more powerful, which grand master is more important.But it hardly depends on the official position, but on whether their respective tribes have enough strength.

Of course, among the Grand Masters right now, Alutai is the most powerful. This Arutai holds the power of several tribes of the Tatar tribe. Even Guilichi is extremely afraid of him.

In addition, this Alutai is also the in-law of the leader of Wuliangha, Haer Wubai. This time, the cooperation between the Tatar tribe and the Wuliangha tribe was also brought about by Alutai.

Therefore, those who sat beside Guilichi were the leader of the Wuliangha tribe, Ha'er Wugai, and Alutai.

In order to win over Ha'er Wubai, Gui Lichi named him Grand Master King. Everyone knows what a grand master is, and everyone knows what a prince is, but these two things are stitched together. To be honest, It's a little confusing.

"Your Majesty, the envoy has arrived."

Although Guilichi is a profuse khan, he also claims to be the emperor of the Yuan Dynasty, even though this title is not recognized by the Wala people, let alone the Ming Dynasty.

Therefore, within the Tatar Ministry, it is the tradition of the court of the Yuan Dynasty that still continues.

Gui Lichi glanced at Alutai and Ha'er Wuyi, and said with a smile: "At this time, the Ming envoy came, could it be that kid Zhu Di, who has an answer. Haha...call them in, I want to personally learn. "

Not long after, Wang Langzhong entered the hall tremblingly.

Gui Lichi looked at Wang Langzhong: "Who are you?"

Wang Langzhong said: "The Ministry of Rites of the Ming Dynasty..."

"Ministry of Rites?" Gui Lichi laughed.

Everyone laughed.

Gui Li Chidao: "There is a Ministry of Rites in the Pseudo-Ming Dynasty, and I also have a Ministry of Rites in Dayuan. The ministers of the Ministry of Rites stand up and show him."

Not long after, three or four ministers of the Ministry of Rites stood up drunk.

Wang Langzhong: "..."

Ghost power equator: "Is Er Nai Shangshu?"

Wang Langzhong said: "No, I am the doctor."

Gui Li Chidao: "I have four ministers of rites, more than 70 ministers, and a mere doctor in Er, can he also talk to me? In my opinion, I should send a horse slave to negotiate with you."

Wang Langzhong: "..."

Ghost Li's red eyes were filled with disdain, and he sneered and said, "Finally, why are you here?"

"There is a document from the Ministry of Rites, and besides that, there are some gifts."

"Document from the Ministry of Rites?" Gui Lichi was quite angry.

Logically, it should be the letter of credence given to him by Zhu Di. After all, I personally edited the book and gave it to Zhu Di, but Zhu Di only asked the Ministry of Rites to issue a document. This is obviously looking down on him. "

Someone stood up and shouted: "You should kill the traitor."

In their tradition, Zhu Ming belongs to the ranks of rebels, which is a very contradictory mentality. On the one hand, they believe that they are of Tartar blood, which is different from others.On the other hand, they claim to be orthodox in the Central Plains. As for Zhu Yuanzhang... he belongs to the rebellion, and Zhu Yuanzhang's descendants are of course the descendants of rebels.

Gui Lichi pressed his hand, but said patiently: "Take me and have a look."

An eunuch went to Wang Langzhong, took the document from Wang Langzhong, and sent it to Guilichi.

Guili Chi was born in a Tatar noble family, and he wanted to learn some Chinese characters when he was young. After all, when he was young, the Yuan Dynasty was at the end of its rope, and there were relevant study materials in the education of the court and nobles.

Gui Lichi just looked down, and saw: Biwen Beidi recommended Khan to be on the right position, and Techa Duoerzhi, suddenly waited to pay tribute to the four ends of weaving golden wenqi.Today under Dading, people from all over the world come to pay tribute. The Khan can send envoys to communicate with each other. We are one family, so that the border area is thousands of miles away.
Gui Lichi sneered: "You actually taught me to pay tribute to your traitors?"

Wang Langzhong said: "My Ming Dynasty has become the lord of the world, and the Emperor Yongle has built a pole. All the places in the world are the king's land. Naturally, I hope that Khan can follow the will of heaven and turn the war with my Ming Dynasty into a jade silk. If this is the case, the people in the desert and the pass Wouldn't it be good to rest and recuperate?"

Gui Lichi smiled even colder: "It's absurd to say that this world is my home. It is a crime of death for you and other traitors to usurp. Now I have raised hundreds of thousands of soldiers and called on the warriors of all Mongolian tribes to clean up the old He Shan, you mere doctor, dare to act presumptuously in front of me."

He scolded angrily.

Wang Langzhong was already dripping with cold sweat, and he scolded Zhang Anshi in his heart that he was inferior to a pig and a dog.

But still bit the bullet and said: "Follow the heavens and obey your fate..."

Guili Chidao: "Come here, drag him down and behead him..."

Wang Langzhong was so frightened that he trembled, several guards stepped forward and pulled Wang Langzhong out to behead him.

Wang Langzhong was trembling, but said in his mouth: "If you want to fight, you can fight. Why do you need to talk too much? The two armies are fighting. If you don't kill me, you will kill me today. What I lost in Ming Dynasty was only a mere doctor, but in exchange for my emperor and ministers in Ming Dynasty. Up and down, with the same hatred..."

Gui Lichi showed a look of disappointment.

He originally wanted to scare Wang Langzhong intentionally so that he could see his ugly appearance, but this Wang Langzhong's body was not hard, he was trembling with fright, the hardest part of his body was his mouth.

So disappointed in his heart, he waved his hand to signal the guards to retreat, but stared at Wang Langzhong: "What gift did you send?"

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

The eunuch Guili Chiming took it and looked down.

In this gift list, other things are very ordinary.

But something inside caught Guilichi's attention all of a sudden.

A trace of greed flashed across Guili's red eyes.

He muttered in his mouth: "Emperor Taizong... the night pearls presented by various ministries..."

Emperor Taizong of the Yuan Dynasty was Wo Kuotai.

Guilichi is a descendant of Wo Kuotai.

He also prides himself on having this bloodline.

Therefore, among the Tatar tribe, the most respected one is Emperor Taizong of the Yuan Dynasty.

In Guilichi's golden tent, a portrait of Emperor Taizong of the Yuan Dynasty was hung at any time.

Gui Lichi looked at the surrounding grand masters, grand masters, and ministers of various ministries, and then raised his eyebrows: "Have you heard about this?"

Everyone was dumbfounded.

They are not proficient in history. During the Yuan Dynasty, the records of Yuan history were all in charge of the Han people. As for all kinds of allusions... There are also countless treasures, which were lost long ago when the Mongols retreated from the pass in a hurry. .

Who knows... this is true or false.

Gui Lichi looked at the crowd and saw that everyone was speechless.

In fact, he himself didn't know what it was all about.

But Daming...since it was said that it was Wo Kuotai's favorite thing at the beginning...then the Han people are the best at recording history and have the deepest understanding of allusions, so there should be...no problem.

However, Gui Lichi was a little annoyed. Others remembered the deeds of his ancestors, and they didn't know about my dignified Da Yuan's direct bloodline.

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

Alutai was stunned, he knew that there was a ghost, but Mingren said with certainty, sweating about Emperor Taizong all the time, he really should express something.

So he calmed down and said: "I have heard some such things, saying that Emperor Taizong ruled the world, and all the ministries in the world obeyed and regarded him as the master. So at a hunting meeting, all the ministries competed to present gifts, and there was a bead among them. , this bead is extraordinary, but it also represents the obedience of the ministries, so Taizong was overjoyed and put this bead in the palace, playing with it all day long, loving it...but later, for some unknown reason, it was lost."

After hearing this, Gui Lichi was overjoyed: "Hahaha... take this pearl and have a look."

After a while, a guard picked up a box from Mr. Wang's attendant, checked it, and sent it to Guilichi.

Guilichi opened the box in front of everyone.

All of a sudden, the hall... instantly became brighter, especially Gui Lichi's face was illuminated even brighter.

Gui Lichi was so surprised that he couldn't close his jaw.

The other Alutais and many grand masters and grand masters looked at the bead greedily one by one.

There are really glowing beads.

And the fist is so big...

Gui Lichi carefully took out the bead from the box, this time, the bead was even more eye-catching in the eyes of everyone.

Everyone was amazed.

Gui Lichi couldn't move his eyes away, he has seen many treasures, but compared with this bead, other treasures really pale in comparison.

No wonder...Emperor Taizong...could not put it down.

Whether it's the weight of this treasure or its historical significance, Gui Lichi's eyes revealed an unprecedented sense of satisfaction.

"This long pearl is also the most precious treasure of Emperor Taizong. His descendants were unworthy, so it was lost. Now, it has returned to its original owner..." Gui Lichi said in a word: "This is a sign of our revival. Come... ...Hang this bead...here, to illuminate for us, in the future, I will take this bead with me, enter the pass, and extinguish the light in one fell swoop."

(End of this chapter)