Bright Spring

Mr. Wang Qian said in a daze, "Did the saint come to the northwest?"

He Kui said: "No, at this moment, the Holy Majesty is probably still in the Henan Chief Envoy. However, it is the Holy Majesty's order to send troops to rescue, and he also sent a Marquis to dispatch troops. Otherwise, my father is an official in Ningxia Mansion, so how can I get out of here so easily?" Hexi Corridor to mobilize a large number of cavalry?"

Mr. Wang Qian seemed a little hesitant to speak, and finally asked: "Henan is thousands of miles away, how can the Holy One know the situation here in advance?"

He Kui said: "I'm not sure. It is said that the Holy Majesty probably got some news and made some inferences. He guessed that the Wacha people would come to intercept and kill you. Besides, how can the Majesty's mind be guessed?"

Mr. Wang Qian turned his head and said loudly: "Brothers, the Holy One has us in mind, and specially sent Lord Hou to dispatch an army to rescue us."

There was a lot of noise in the crowd, and someone seemed to be shouting "We didn't work for nothing".

Asari also felt a little strange, how could the emperor of Ming Dynasty guess such a thing?But she guessed that Emperor Zhu Er always had some reasons.

However, those Han warriors around him didn't seem to think so.Many of them should be illiterate. Seeing such a thing that cannot be understood with common sense, they only talk about the emperor's plan and the help of gods.Some people even directly said that the emperor was some kind of star in the sky, and kowtowed in the sand.

He Kui sat on the horse and waited for a while, then shouted: "Clean up the battlefield and treat the wounded soldiers. We will leave when General Wang's soldiers and horses return."

The surrounding generals responded: "Decree!"

Only then did Ashali notice that the prime minister seemed to be preoccupied, and he didn't have many surprises of escaping death.Tuo Huo Chi should also be puzzled about the reason why Emperor Zhu Er didn't know the prophet; but Asari still felt that Tuo Huo Chi's expression was a little strange.

Tuohuochi, the Wacha people, and the emperor of the Ming Dynasty all seem to be hiding something, forming a mystery in Asari's heart.It was difficult for her to understand the inside story for a while.

Ashali put all the strange things behind her, and hurriedly went back to search, trying to find the body of the Han man who saved her life.

Most of the surrounding corpses are Tatars and Wachas.Although those infantrymen of the Ming army were defeated, most of them were wearing iron armor. There were a lot of injuries, but fewer people were directly killed.Even so, Asari looked at the corpses of the sergeants one by one, but still couldn't identify them for a long time.

For Asut people, it is difficult to distinguish the appearance of Han people. In her eyes, many Han people seem to look similar, unless there are some special features in appearance.Coupled with the fierce fighting before, Asari was nervous, and then her emotions fluctuated greatly. When she recalled it now, she couldn't remember the face of the Han man.

The more she searched, the more confused she became.The Han man attacked the Wacha cavalry, maybe he just wanted to fight the enemy soldiers, not to save Asari, after all, they were strangers to each other; but the man died in front of Asari and saved her life, she naturally couldn't let it go easily .

When Asari was identifying the corpse, a Han man not far away was pointing at her and talking to He Kuiyi next to him.

After a while, He Kuiyi came over, his voice said: "Who is Concubine Han looking for? Can you understand Chinese?"

Asari stood up and said, "I'm looking for someone who saved me."

She took a look at the Han general, then explained the whole story with difficulty, and made gestures, not sure if he understood.

He Kuiyi asked: "After you find it, what are you going to do?"

Asari said: "Give money to his family, cattle and sheep."

He Kuiyi said: "Then there's no need to look for it, you and Tuohuochi will follow me."

Asari asked, "Why?"

He Kui paused, and had no choice but to explain: "The military households who went to Hamiwei all have rosters, and those who died in battle will also be registered and reported to the Governor's Mansion of the Five Armies. They will all receive pensions from the Ming court. Save you People are sergeants, so they will definitely not be missed. Don’t worry. In addition to housing and money, the imperial court will allow their families to work in government-run workshops and support their children until they are 16 years old. Boys and girls can go to school. Learning literacy and martial arts does not cost money. If you have to sacrifice your life, how many military households are looking forward to such a good thing, which is much more useful than cattle and sheep."

After hearing this, Ashali felt a little better, and said, "No wonder they don't want to escape."

The people around moved slowly, some sat on the ground to eat and drink, some began to lift the corpse, and some picked up things.In less than half an hour, the originally messy battlefield was gradually cleaned up.After a while, apart from the screaming wounded soldiers and the corpses lying on the sand, there are almost no traces of fighting here.

A large group of Ming army cavalry who pursued came back that day, and a battle broke out ahead, because there were more wounded people in the cavalry, and they were still holding a group of prisoners.

The people carried the wounded on horses and camels and continued eastward.At this time, there were more people traveling together, and a long queue formed on the desert without seeing the beginning and the end.

Chapter 928 Borrowing a Knife

After the surviving Tatars followed the Ming army through Jiayuguan, within a few days, people arrived at Suzhou Wei, which was directly ruled by the Ming Dynasty.

This is a good place, with clear streams, open pastures with lush water and grass, continuous crops, majestic towers and cattle and sheep in the fields.The autumn is crisp and the scenery is pleasant.

The prime minister took off his fire and went into the Acropolis with the crowd, and ate mutton noodles in the city.

During the heyday of the Yuan Dynasty, Mongolians liked this kind of food very much.But after they retreated to the grasslands, pasta became a rarity that only nobles could enjoy. Ordinary Mongolians could not get flour at all, so their diet changed.On the contrary, the Han people on the side of the Hexi Corridor still love to eat dried noodles.

Everyone was very happy in the dining room. There were not too many people in the room, but there was a warm atmosphere.People were chatting enthusiastically while wiping the sweat from their heads.The room is full of noise, and if someone speaks too softly at this time, the person sitting opposite can't hear it at all.

The noise of "buzzing" was also mixed with the sound of "huhuhu" sucking noodles, and the movement was very loud.Not far away, several Tatars smacked their mouths and expressed the deliciousness of the noodles.

Most Tatars believe in Islam and don't eat pork lard. This mutton soup vermicelli is just right for everyone's taste.

Only with a heavy heart in his heart, he stuffed a large chopstick of noodles into his mouth, chewing while being a little lost in thought.

Most of the whole incident was planned by Tuohuochi, at least he was the one who initiated the conspiracy.

A few years ago, Tuohuochi discussed with Arutai, the prefect of the Privy Council, how to use Daming to eliminate the Wala people; that is, "killing people with a borrowed knife".It is very simple for the Tatars to have such a strategy. They have tried many times and found that they cannot defeat the Oirats by their own strength; so it is reasonable to think of borrowing the military power of the Ming Dynasty.

At that time, Tuhuochi and Alutai talked very smoothly, and almost reached a consensus.Arutai is very supportive of Tuhuochi's strategy. Eliminating the Oirat forces will allow the "Mongolia" to once again unify the grasslands, cut|cut off threats, and maintain the Mongolian bureaucratic system such as the Privy Council and the Ministry of Zhongshu, so that everyone can enjoy Ways to benefit from the tribes.It can also open up trade routes to the west.

In addition, Alutai also has the obsession with faith.He was very pious and worried that if Western Mongolia continued to be strong, the Oirats might abandon Islam and become heretics.

But during that time, because of the civil war broke out in the Ming Dynasty, many Tatars saw an opportunity.People abandoned this strategy and joined the people who harassed the Ming border and looted goods one after another.The strategy of killing people with a knife was abandoned until the Northern Expedition of the Ming army and the Tatars suffered heavy losses.

Later, after Ben Yali's sweaty headquarters was defeated and fell into the Oirats, the remnant troops fled to Hami after many twists and turns, and have been exhausted.After Ashali gave birth to Ben Yali's sweaty heir, Tuohuochi woke up; he realized the opportunity, and began to plan this "killing with a knife" conspiracy.

Tuohuochi first let a small Tatar chief who was accompanying him "accidentally" learn of the existence of the little Mongolian prince; then Tuohuochi beat the little leader with an excuse, and threatened to kill him sooner or later to vent his anger.As expected, the little boss escaped, and the only place he could go to was the Wala tribe.

As a result, this matter attracted threats and attacks from the Wala people.

After the Oirats fell into the trap, it is still difficult for the whole thing to succeed, full of various uncertainties.The most difficult thing is the cooperation of Alutai, after all, they are too far apart to communicate.

Alutai has spies in the Oirat tribe, but he may not be able to get useful information; of course, it is not easy for Arutai to guess the intention of defiance from the event that the Oirats attacked the Hami Kingdom abnormally.

It's just that Tuohuochi still has hope. After all, he and Tuohuochi have worked together for many years, and they have also discussed the national policy of "killing people with a borrowed knife".With Alutai's knowledge, it is possible to think of a strategy to get rid of the fire.

After that, things went smoothly unexpectedly, and Alutai's reaction showed that he had taken the initiative to conspire with Tuo Huo Chi.The two are simply on the same page.

Just when Tuohuochi felt lucky, the biggest accident happened!The Ming army suddenly mobilized a large group of horsemen to rescue them, and found the place where the Wala people stopped.This was completely unexpected for Tuo Huo Chi.

The situation suddenly changed and became very bad.

If the Ming army did not come to rescue, the Oala people slaughtered hundreds of Ming army guards and captured Tuohuochi and Ashali, and there was still a lot of room for maneuver.Although there is mutual hatred between the Oirats and the Tatars; however, it is normal for the Oirats to exchange Tohochi for a large number of cattle and sheep after getting rid of Ben Yali's sweaty son. Know each other very well.

Compared to provoking the wrath of the Ming court, Tuohuochi felt that it was a good deal to lose some cattle and sheep.

However, now things did not happen as expected, and Tuohuochi felt that the situation was very troublesome.The most dangerous thing is, why would the Han people think of sending troops to rescue them?Did they already know Tuhuochi's conspiracy?

The more Tuohuochi thought about it, the more worried he became, thinking: How could Zhu Di's second son be so scary?

At this moment, Tuohuochi realized that Asari, who was sitting opposite, was looking at him with scrutiny and suspicion.Dehuo Chi felt that Ashali might have doubted herself a little.

Seeing Tuohuochi raised her head, Asari said, "Prime Minister is not happy?"

Tuohuochi is unwilling to tell her the truth, because if she uses her son as a temptation, she may be very angry and do something unreasonable.What's more, this conspiracy is relatively hidden, and now it's not completely sure, and the matter has been exposed; one more person who knows, the more dangerous.

"Half joy and half worry." Tuohuochi said without any haste and no expression on his face.