my brother-in-law is the prince

Chapter 256
In the gold account.

Suddenly many people panicked.

So the witch doctor accompanying the army was invited.

They started singing and dancing, and added herbs.

Gui Li was naked and weak, looking listless.

In fact, at this time, he was not at the point of death.

Human death is a long process.

As a human being, he just felt a little tired and sleepy.

But being a khan is another matter.

The entire Tatar Ministry, although it is a military group.

But to a certain extent, it is another stitch monster.

It is composed of dozens or hundreds of tribes of various sizes.

Needless to say, there are still three tribes of Wuliangha watching over here.

Because of this, Guilichi, who is a khan, should not show weakness at this time.

But... all this seemed to be out of Guilichi's control, and he regained his composure a little.

He heard someone singing and dancing outside, praying for him.

All the grand masters and stars surrounded him like the moon.

He glanced at Alutai, then at Ha'er Wugai.

After that, he scanned the other grand masters and grand masters.

He looked eagerly at Prime Minister You Ma'er Haza and Prime Minister Zuo Ye Suntai, and said, "Send me quickly."

His son, as a soldier along the way, pretended to attack Xifengkou, in essence to attract the attention of the Ming army.

It's just that it's thousands of miles away from here.

But at this time, only his strongest son was by his side, which made him feel at ease.

As for Prime Minister Ma Erhazan and Prime Minister Zuo and Sun Tai, their relationship with Alutai has always been discordant. Only with the efforts of Sun and Tai to welcome his son back can the tilted balance return to its proper position.

The two nodded immediately.

Alutai said: "Your Majesty is overworked, you should take a good rest."

"It's nothing." Guili Chi said vigorously, "It's just a little tired."

When he said this, many grand masters and grand masters felt the same way.

Even Alutai felt an inexplicable sense of fatigue.

But everyone is pretending that their bodies are healthy, but under the light of the night pearl, many people's faces are slightly pale and haggard.

But especially at this time, no one would stand up and tell their physical condition.

The reason is simple. Weakness may be one's own weakness. In this uncertain situation, if one exposes one's weakness, once Guilichi does something good or bad, a chase about the new emperor may start at any time.

Often an emperor needs to hold a meeting on the grassland for confirmation.

In this conference, almost all the tribal leaders bargained based on their own strength, and determined how much fat they could get from the new master.

Guilichi seemed to see through the minds of many people.

The doctor who saw him probably only explained the situation. The profuse sweating is indeed just a little tired and has no other symptoms.

Everyone couldn't wait for long, and finally dispersed one by one.

It's just that in this big camp that stretches for dozens of miles, under the sky full of stars and the bonfires everywhere, almost everyone is sleepless.

It was late at night, and the sky was full of stars.

Alutai quietly found the leader of the Wuliangha tribe, Ha'er Wugai.

The two of them didn't light up the lights, and they discussed secretly in the dark tent, and they both tacitly kept their voices down as much as possible.

"Your Majesty may be dying. I see that he is very weak."

"Yes, in my opinion, Alutai Anda, he is very guarded against you. Not only has he urgently summoned his son to the Golden Tent, maybe he will have other arrangements before he dies?"

Alutai sneered, "If I hadn't supported him to become a Khan, how could he be where he is today?"

The Tatars have very rich experience in usurping the throne.

Since Genghis Khan, all kinds of court struggles have emerged one after another. If it is said that Jing Nan in Ming Dynasty is only at the level of elementary school students, the nobles of the Tartars have already reached the level of postdoctoral students per capita.

Alutai's eyes revealed a sharp light at this time, and said: "It must be before that kid rushes back..."

He didn't say anything after that.

Ha'er Wubai showed a bit of worry again and said: "It's just... what if he is pretending to be sick?"

"Impossible, absolutely impossible!" Alu Tai said: "Gui Lichi has been coveting Liaodong for a long time, this is his last chance, he will not use pretending to cause civil strife, and miss this good opportunity! , if you help me, even if he doesn't pretend to be sick, I will be able to take charge of Dayuan. At that time, you and I will govern together."

Ha'er Wugui couldn't help feeling warm, he and Alutai were not only brothers with different surnames, but also relatives of their sons and daughters.

The only fly in the ointment is that this Alutai is the leader of the Asut tribe, not the blood of the Golden Family.

The Asut tribe, also known as the Aso tribe, is a Mongolized Iranian. It originated from the Caucasus Aso people. It was first nomadic in the north of the Caspian Sea. It was brought back to East Asia with the Mongolian army’s westward expedition and became a close part of the Mongolian army. Guard troops, Yuan Wuzong became a bodyguard army.

Because of the trust of the emperors of the Yuan Dynasty, the strength of the Asut tribe expanded extremely quickly.

The fly in the ointment is that he has lost his righteous reputation.

Ha Erwu said at this time: "If you and I succeed, who will be the Khan?"

Alutai understood what Ha'er Wubai meant, and he pondered: "My wife is the successor of Brother Ali, and my brother-in-law is also the first...with the blood of the Jin family, what do you think?"

Ha'er Wu said, "When will we do it?"

"Tomorrow, Guilichi will definitely continue to march into Guangning..."

"He is so sick, is he still willing to continue to march?"

"Heh... Ha'er Wubai Anda, you don't understand Guilichi. The more sick he is, the more he has to show that he is healthy, so he will force his way into the army. At that time... our troops, just stay In the rear team, let them attack first, and when half of them are killed, we will directly attack the golden account."

Ha'er hesitated for a moment and said: "Will the attack and killing at this time cause dissatisfaction among other ministries?"

Alu Tai said: "Because...Gui Lichi is delaying time in the name of the Eastern Expedition, this time is the most important opportunity. Once his son comes back with his troops, who will be the winner at that time, but who will win?" It's hard to say."

After a pause, Alutai said again: "As long as Guilichi dies, my Asute tribe and your Wuliangha tribe can control the situation. Who would dare not follow?"

Ha'er Wubai didn't hesitate any more at this time, and spit out a word: "Okay."

…………

In the gold account.

Gui Lichi collapsed on the sickbed.

Under the light of the night pearl, he became more and more tired.

Just now.

Right Prime Minister Ma Er Ha Zan and Grand Tutor Zuo Prime Minister Ye Sun Tai were quietly recruited by the personal guards at midnight.

The two sat on the edge of the couch.

Gui Lichi looked at the two with a haggard face and said: "I'm exhausted, and I don't know when my son will arrive?"

Right Prime Minister Ma Erhazan comforted: "Your Majesty, you are a blessed person, and you will recover soon."

Guilichi shook his head and said: "I know that I can be cured, but... I understand... that time is running out. Alutai has always had a different heart, and he and the leader of the Wuliangha tribe have children and in-laws. They are eyeing each other. ah……"

Right Prime Minister Ma Er Ha Zan and Grand Tutor Zuo Prime Minister also Sun Tai glanced at each other.

Gui Lichi continued: "I expect they will definitely rebel...cough cough..."

"And you, what do you do? I have been protecting you for the past two years, and Alutai has long been dissatisfied with you. After they killed me, you two were the first to be killed. You didn't do this. Have you planned on it?"

Right Prime Minister Ma Erhazan and Grand Tutor Zuo Prime Minister Sun Tai had long seen the conflict between Guilichi and Alutai, so they stood firmly by Guilichi's side to seek benefits, and even their relationship with Alutai Great contradiction.

At this time, both of them said in unison, "Your Majesty, what should we do."

"Tomorrow I will attack Guangning under false pretense and send my troops as the vanguard, while I am in the Golden Tent to ambush my personal guards. As for you, take your troops to the flanks of the Arutai Department. , when you hear the cry of killing, immediately attack Wuliangha and Asute first. At that time, I will have personal guards to protect me, and the soldiers and horses in the front will kill another carbine, and your tribe will be outflanked. The heads of these two thieves."

After the two listened, their eyes sparkled, and they looked eager to try.

After a pause, the Prime Minister on the right, Ma'er Haza, still said with some lingering concerns: "Khan, I'm afraid..."

"Don't be afraid. Don't worry, after killing Alutai, I will make you Grand Master King, and all Asute's tribe will be distributed to you."

The worries on the faces of the two of them seemed to disappear all of a sudden, and they both said happily: "Okay."

Only then did Gui Lichi feel relieved, and the two resigned and left the golden tent.

…………

After the golden account was released, Prime Minister You Maer Haza and Taifu Zuo Prime Minister Ye Sun Tai did not immediately go back to rest.

Ma Erha let out a sigh.

Yesun Tai said: "Anda, why are you sighing?"

Ma'er Hazan said: "You and I are both descendants of Meng Ge, but now we have to serve others as masters, I am really unwilling."

Ye Suntai turned his eyes, and the blood of the coup in his body seemed to start to awaken: "Anda means..."

Ma'erhazan said: "After tomorrow's work is done, it's better...to simply do nothing, and after defeating Alutai and Wuliangha's tribe, go back and kill Guilichi, then..."

Sun Tai hesitated a little.

Ma'er Hazan looked at him and said, "It's fine for me to surrender to Guilichi. How can I be willing to be Guilichi's son and servant in the future? Back then, our ancestors were defeated by Guilichi's ancestors, so There is no way to become the lord of the world. And now, those of us who are children and grandchildren, why do we have to endure such humiliation?"

After a pause, Ma'erhazan continued: "After the matter is completed, I will annex Guilichibu, and all the tribes of Arutai and Wuliangha will be given to you."

Only then did Sun Tai say: "Okay, everything will be arranged by Anda."

...............

At dawn the next day, the sun rose.

Guilichi then ordered to attack.

The camp, which was more than ten kilometers long, seemed to wake up in an instant, smoke rose from the kitchen, war horses were pulled out from the stables, and many people began to check their bows, arrows and swords.

After everyone was full, a group of people headed east first.

to noon.

Guilichi reluctantly sat on the horse, and someone held the horse's rein for him, but several times, he was so tired that he almost fell off the horse.

In his arms was still the heavy night pearl.

He firmly believes that this ancestral luminous pearl can bring him good luck today.

That night, Mingzhu was in his arms, warm and warm, which made his tired body feel a little warmer.

At this moment, a shout of killing suddenly came from behind.

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty..." A personal guard rushed over and said, "Arutai has rebelled..."

Guilichi made a calm look: "Send the order, attack."

for a while.

The team that stretched for dozens of miles suddenly began to commotion.

Countless war horses galloped across the wilderness.

The ministries started attacking each other.

Many tribes even received orders from Alutai to attack the golden account without knowing what happened.

But after a while, the Khan ordered them to kill Alutai again.

And a moment later, there was an order from the right prime minister Ma Erhaza, asking them to join up with the right prime minister Ma Erhaza quickly.

After meeting for several miles, traces of the battlefield can be seen everywhere.

Fallen soldiers, dried blood, unowned horses and flocks.

This time, it was between each other, and they started to kill each other like crazy.

Even small tribes who hadn't received any hints before seemed to sense the opportunity.

All the tribes recuperate in this desert, because there are often conflicts about the ownership of the grassland.

On weekdays, everyone is at odds with each other. Under the command of the Great Khan of the Tatar Department, the ruling can still be made through Guilichi, who is combined with the emperor and the Khan.

But now, revenge is today.

On the fertile soil... fighting is everywhere.

As a result, the scouts of the Ming army in Guangning heard about the movement of the Tatars and carefully came out to spy. In the end...they were all dumbfounded.

No one chased them at all, and the whole plain was a mess.

After a while someone said that Guilichi was killed.

He also said conclusively that all the guards of the golden tent were killed in battle.

After a while, news came out that Arutai had rebelled and had his head cut off.

After a while, it was said that the rebellion was from the Wuliangha tribe, and the leader of Wuliangha killed the Khan, plundered all the supplies and left.

What is even more absurd is that it was attacked by the main force of the Ming army.

Even... even the rumors of the Oala tribe came, saying that the Oirat tribe attacked suddenly.

In order to protect themselves, people cannot be sure whether they are friends or foes.

As long as you see someone killing someone who is not from your own tribe, you will immediately be vigilant and stand ready.

Maybe if there is a disagreement, they will fight again.

Come down this day.

Gui Lichi was surrounded by a group of personal guards, he had reached the point of exhaustion.

The sky is gradually dimming, and only a few sunset glows are left in the vast wilderness.

The north wind is bleak.

Guili Chizi immediately fell down.

The luminous pearl in his arms also rolled down from then on.

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty..."

Gui Lichi was powerless, he was supported by others, he said weakly: "You Prime Minister Ma Er Ha Zan and Grand Tutor Zuo Prime Minister Ye Sun Tai why didn't you see them? Where are they..."

"They attacked us..."

Ghost Lichi spurted out a mouthful of old blood.

"Is Alutai dead?"

"I don't know...but someone saw people from the Alutai and Wuliangha tribes, leading the remnant soldiers, heading towards Guangning."

Gui Lichi was furious, and said: "They are not going to attack the city, but they know that they have suffered heavy losses, so they must go to find the Ming army again."

Since Zhu Yuanzhang ruled the world, all Mongolian ministries have had a tradition of endless infighting. The winner is the emperor of the Yuan Dynasty, and the loser takes the remnant soldiers to attach himself to the Ming Dynasty.

This has almost become a tradition. The most famous one is the Wuliangha tribe. They are attached to Ming Dynasty and are professional.

Gui Lichi said anxiously: "Run, run, go to meet my son...Xiangxi..."

He cheered up and wanted to get on his horse.

But at this moment...someone shouted, but a group of people suddenly appeared on the horizon.

Gui Lichi looked towards the direction of the sunset, under the glow, there were glimpses of people and horses.

Immediately afterwards, the horse galloped, which was the signal for the attack.

"It's the Prime Minister of the Right, Maer Haza...it's the Prime Minister of the Right, Maer Haza's soldiers...they attacked...they attacked us."

Someone roared.

At this time... the Prime Minister of the Right, Ma'er Haza, who was standing there, looked at all this coldly. He was very tired and seemed to feel that he was sick.

But he still pulled himself together.

The Wuliangha tribe and the Asut tribe became remnants and defeated generals, and they had no choice but to go to Daming.

Guili Chihan was severely injured.

The Grand Tutor Zuo Chengxiang Sun Tai who was allied with him, he and his subordinates were also defeated, and their heads were chopped off by Alutai.

Now... only he is left to harass us.

He breathed heavily, did not participate in the attack, but watched his cavalry, like a flood peak, attack in the direction of the golden tent guard.

It was another bloody storm.

Until late at night, the shouting and killing gradually stopped.

Then, someone excitedly brought Guilichi's head to the right prime minister, Ma Erhazan.

This head was casually discarded under the horse of the right prime minister, Maer Hazan, and then... the man was holding a luminous pearl, holding it high with both hands: "Gui Lichi is dead... dead..."

The Prime Minister on the right, Maer Haza, was overjoyed. He got off the horse with a tired face, and without looking at Gui Lichi's head, he looked straight at the Ye Mingzhu, and then... walked towards it excitedly, holding the Ye Ming Pearl with both hands. Hold up.

Under the night, Ma'er Haza's face was shining.

"From today, I am Emperor Dayuan, Lord of the Grassland, Great Khan!"

"Long live……"

From all directions, people cheered.

It's just that the cheers are sparse.

But Ma'er Hazan was still so excited that his eyes were red, he didn't realize that at this moment, two bright bloodstains flowed from his nose.

…………

Guangning.

The local command received one strange message after another.

The truly reliable news is that Arutai, the grand master of the Tatar tribe, and Haer Wubai, the leader of the Wuliangha tribe, appeared at the gate of the city with a group of remnants.

These two... didn't ask to bring troops into the city.

Instead, they said very humbly that their army horses could put down their weapons and station outside the city, and the two of them could enter the city alone to meet.

This kind of condition, there is a saying in later generations, called unconditional surrender.

Guangning's guard couldn't help being suspicious, but he still let the two in.

But seeing the two pale, unkempt, and weak faces, they saluted quickly when they saw the guards.

There are personal soldiers on the left and right of the defense, standing by their swords one by one, and are heavily guarded.

"Why are you here?"

When dealing with the Ming army, Ha Erwu was more professional. He shed tears and cried: "Da Ming treats me with sincerity, but I am worse than a pig and dog. I have colluded with the Tatars. The Tatars are wolfish and ambitious. Today, I have repented. Master Alu Tait came to attach me, and I also asked Daming to forgive my capital crime and treat my people leniently."

The guard looked speechless, and after confirming the identity of the other party, he quickly called the local civil and military officials to discuss.

After a discussion, the final result was that nothing was negotiated.

Obviously, it's not up to them.

So the guard had no choice but to come out and said to them: "Your Majesty is the only one who can deal with your sins. I should report to Your Majesty and wait for His Majesty's order."

Ha'er was in a hurry, he knew that the emperor was far away in the sky, and most of the time, the life and death of himself and his clansmen were only a matter of one thought, now he was a bereaved dog, if he wanted to live, he couldn't just wait in place.

So he immediately thought about it, and hurriedly said: "I would like to go to Nanjing immediately to plead guilty to His Majesty the Emperor."

Alutai also said: "I would like to go too."

The guard thought about it and said: "It's not impossible, but no entourage is allowed, and only the two of you are allowed to go."

Ha'er said with tears in his eyes, "It should be so."

At that moment, the garrison prepared dozens of light cavalry, and told them to monitor the two at any time, but the two were impatient and had to set off.

After leaving the city, Alutai and Ha'er Wubai didn't shy away from the Ming army's cavalry, and conspired with Ha'er Wubai loudly in Mongolian: "Why are you in such a hurry to see the Emperor of Ming?"

"You don't have much contact with Daming, so you don't understand the mystery here." Ha Erwu said naively: "If you let the generals in Bianzhen give a memorial, you and I will be cold names in the eyes of the emperor. After arriving in Nanjing, the emperor will When reading the memorabilia, it may be just a thought, and with a brush of ink, I ordered the guards to kill you and me, and then kill all the old and weak of your tribe. Only when people come close and express their regrets, can they survive hope."

"Besides, the emperor also needs face. Today's Da Tianzi, like Gui Lichi, was born by killing the emperor and usurping the throne. What they care most about is being the emperor himself, which is better than the emperor who was killed. At this time You and I cried and begged in front of that civil and military man of Ming Dynasty, and it also satisfied his desire to win, so our chances of surviving will be a little higher."

Alutai kept nodding: "You still understand."

"I read the books of the Han people." Ha Erwu said: "The Han people respect Tang Taizong the most, and the achievement of Tang Taizong is to let this Turkic Khan dance for him, and it has been passed down among the Han people to this day."

"But I can't dance." Alutai twitched.

Ha'er said sadly: "I'll dance, you can accompany me, and you can practice along the way."

"I never thought that I would suffer such humiliation..." Alutai couldn't help crying.

Ha'er Wu said faintly: "I lost even if I lost, what else can I do? Hey..."

He sighed.

The two rode fast horses, traveling day and night, not daring to stop along the way.

Although he felt exhausted, he still gritted his teeth to support.

Ha'er is a professional, he knows very well that the sooner he can go to see the Emperor of Ming Dynasty at this time, the better. A moment later, if the emperor thinks about it, it may affect his life.

……

October [-]th of the fifth year of Yongle.

At this time, early winter is coming.

The city of Nanjing is a bit chillier.

The bleak late autumn wind swept away the dead branches and fallen leaves on the street.

At this time, Wang Langzhong arrived in Nanjing City.

When I went to the desert, I was in a hurry.

Almost non-stop.

But when he came back, he was in no hurry.

Even the entourage of the Neiqianhusuo seemed to be tired from the journey, so they stayed in Peiping for a while before heading south slowly.

After all, the official business has been completed, and now it is the moment of hindsight. I passed Jinan all the way to Zhenjiang, stopped and stopped, and entered Nanjing City, and it has been more than two months.

Looking at the bustling Nanjing City, Wang Langzhong couldn't help sighing: "It's really not easy, coming back this time seems like a lifetime away."

Saying goodbye to the people at Uchisento.

The biggest gain this time may be getting along with these people from the Neiqianhusuo very awkwardly, but at any rate, they also have some friendship with each other.

It is a good thing to have friendship, and if you are not sure that you will be unlucky in the future, you can still ask the friends of these Neiqianhusuo to show mercy.

Of course, he didn't dare to stay, and hurried to the Ministry of Rites.

Zheng Ci, Shangshu of the Ministry of Rites, heard that Wang Langzhong had returned and met him in person.

"How is the situation?"

"Not only was there no peace negotiation, but it also deeply humiliated the country... It's really... hey..." Wang Langzhong sighed.

Zheng Ci sighed: "The Tatar Khan, what's the response?"

"There is a message, but this message..."

Zheng Ci stroked his beard and said, "First, the old man didn't ask you to go, right?"

"Butang means..."

Zheng Ci continued: "Secondly... since this is what Marquis Annan told me, then you don't need to tell the old man about your message. You can go to see His Majesty yourself and explain everything in detail."

Wang Langzhong was stunned, that's not what you said when you went, Butang, you said you would protect me.

No matter how you turn your head, everything has nothing to do with you!
Thinking of those messages, he was going to say them in front of His Majesty, Wang Langzhong couldn't help shivering.

He could completely predict that His Majesty would be furious after hearing this.

And there was nothing to do about it this time. He put a hot face on someone's cold ass, and was scolded. In the end... maybe he was the one to blame.

His heart is cold.

Zheng Ci stepped forward with a smile on his face, patted him on the shoulder and said, "Don't be afraid, if you offend Shengyan, don't worry, after His Majesty calms down, the old man will speak well for you."

Wang Langzhong: "..."

After His Majesty appeases his anger, he may be decapitated.

Zheng Ci said: "I will play, and there will be a court meeting tomorrow, just you go to report. Okay, go back and have a good rest, finally came back safely, take a bath, have a good rest for the night, don't work hard...cough cough... ..."

He coughed.

Wang Langzhong looked at Zheng Ci worriedly: "Zheng Butang's body..."

"I don't know why, I've always felt a little unwell these few days...Maybe it's the turn of autumn and winter, and I caught the wind and cold by accident."

Although it was wind and cold, Zheng Ci felt that... something was different from before.

But how, he couldn't say.

The next day, court meeting.

Zhu Di summoned all officials to have an audience.

Zhang Anshi was also issued a special edict, obviously...something happened.

(End of this chapter)