The emperor is embarrassed

Ming Zhan's interest in Hamur is definitely stronger than that of the three middle-aged and elderly Taoist priests.

Because Fang Shenxing said at the time that it was Taoist Zhong's idea to trick everyone into touching the electricity, this caused the two Taoists who had just joined the alchemy army to hate Taoist Zhong very much.

Alright, it's you who fooled the emperor and told everyone to touch the electricity!

Naturally, they couldn't afford to offend the emperor, so they poured out their anger on Taoist Zhong's head!The enemies were jealous when they met, the moment the two Taoist priests saw Zhong Daoren, their hatred soared to the highest point, and they wished they could just jump up and kill Zhong Daoren.

What they didn't know was that Zhong Daoren was suffering and couldn't tell.

The dream was made by the emperor. The emperor said, "Chang Xianchang, I dreamed that an immortal came to my bed and stretched out his hand to guide the lightning from the sky into the lamp, and the lamp would last forever. The immortal told me that this kind of lamp is called an electric lamp. Made with lightning from the sky. Can Immortal Zhong find a way to make me an electric lamp."

Taoist Zhong was able to become famous in the imperial capital for a reason, and he immediately said, "Your Majesty, Taoists are good at cultivating immortals and alchemy, but they are not very proficient in magic arts."

Who is Ming Zhan? Did you say that it’s over if you don’t master it?

He directly built a lightning rod by Taoist Zhong's mouth in a foolish way, and from this, the matter became, the idea was from Taoist Zhong.

As a result, all the hatred points were counted on Daoist Zhong.

So, don't care how much you can fool the fairy outside, trying to fool the emperor is not an easy task.Moreover, it is very likely that stealing chickens will not lead to losses.

Daoist Zhong was confused and added two great enemies who escaped from death and escaped from the hands of God.

These two Taoists who have just joined the alchemy industry have names, one is called Kunlunzi, and the other is called Qingcheng Jushi.Moreover, the lives of these two people were not so hard, twenty of them survived both of them.

The survival rate is ten to one.

Although they failed to make electric lights, the emperor still rewarded them generously.

Even Daoist Zhong, who has always regarded gold and silver as nothing, is a little jealous, which shows the greatness of the emperor.

Kunlunzi and Qingcheng Layman are latecomers, and they have a grudge against Taoist Zhong, so they formed a gang as a matter of course, and they are waiting for some time to set up a trick for Taoist Zhong to avenge their deep revenge.

Ming Zhan has no interest in the infighting among the Taoists.

His interest was entirely on the captive Hamul.At this time, the Tatars had retreated to the grassland, and Ming Zhan received Song Yao cordially. After the reward, he gave Song Yao and Xue Shaoliang a holiday, and ordered his cousins ​​to reunite, so he hurried over Talk to Hamul.

Influenced by Princess Showa when he was young, Hamur highly admired Han culture.

His kind of gentleness is not appreciated by the Tatar tribe, who respect the strong.However, communicating with the Celestials was exceptionally unimpeded.There is even a kind of cunning unique to the Han people in Hamur.

In summer, the weather was hot, and the courtyard where Hamur lived was heavily guarded. In order to make Hamur's life more comfortable, Ming Zhan ordered people to provide Hamur with ice cubes to cool off the heat.

All kinds of courtesies from the emperor made Hamur understand that he is indeed a valuable person who is up for sale.

Ming Zhan did not deny that if he had no such political wisdom, Hamur would not be the third prince who could pretend to be a Tatar envoy to ask him to marry the princess.

"Hamur, you are familiar with the classics of the Han family, and you should understand that the Han people have a saying called 'before the soldiers'." Ming Zhan sat down with a smile, looked at Hamur very casually, and asked, "What do you think of the treatment I give you?" Are you satisfied?"

Hamur said, "I am very grateful."

"As long as I can know what I want to know, I don't mind making your stay more comfortable." Ming Zhan motioned Hamur to sit down, and said directly, "I heard that the second prince who had a very high voice in succession to Khan has died. , you also failed to ascend the throne, but your fourth brother Saza ascended the Khan throne, right?"

"Yes, what His Majesty said is not wrong." Hamur sighed, "Before, I thought my biggest competitor was my second brother."

"It's not surprising. Dogs that bite people don't bark." Ming Zhan said calmly. The second prince had carried out the banner of fighting for the throne early on. Apart from being a living target, Ming Zhan didn't see any usefulness.

"Tell me about Saza?"

"Saza was related to my father Khan's Concubine Khan. At that time, Concubine Khan wanted her second brother to marry a Tibetan princess, so I was sent to Tibet to welcome her." Hamur looked remorseful and painful, "When I returned to the tribe, Both the concubine and the second elder brother were ambushed and killed by Saza, and with the help of his uncle Chen Jingzhong, Saza incorporated the soldiers and horses in the hands of his father Khan and took the position of Khan. I went back too late, princess of Tibet So it was passed on to Sazar."

"Chen Jingzhong?" Ming Zhan was puzzled, "Is your uncle Han Chinese? How did you choose a Han Chinese name?"

"Uncle also likes to read Han books. Originally, uncle and I were the best. Unexpectedly, uncle would help Saza win Khan's position." There was a trace of sadness in Hamur's eyes.

Ming Zhan sighed, "When you came to the imperial capital, I reminded you that if you want to seize the Khan throne, you must not leave your father Khan's side. No heir will leave the property to be inherited at this time. "What a long head!He was not smart in the first place, yet he still dared to learn the books of the Han people.As everyone knows, there are many interpretations of a word in Han Chinese, and it seems that this is a stupid reading.Otherwise, I don't understand how to divert the tiger away from the mountain!

Hamur said, "Your minister has fallen for the trick of diverting the tiger away from the mountain!"

Aftermath!

Ming Zhan didn't sympathize with Hamur at all, and said directly, "It's useless to talk about it now."

"Hamur, I probably know the current situation, although I very much welcome you to the imperial capital." Ming Zhan said softly, "And, in my opinion, your brother Khan will be very happy for you to stay in the imperial capital for a long time , In this way, he can occupy your soldiers and horses and your women for a long time, right?"

Hamur was silent, what Ming Zhan said was the truth, he is now a prisoner, what else can he say.

Ming Zhan said, "Then I come to ask you, do you still want to go back to Tatar? Do you still want to be the king of Tatar?"

The temptation of these words to Hamur was incomparable. He got up immediately and said solemnly, "Your Majesty, if you are willing to let me go back to the grassland, if Hamur can hunt for the throne in the future, I will serve you for the rest of my life. I honor you as the father of the Tartars."

Ming Zhan evoked a slight smile, and didn't lose his composure because of Hamur's words. He asked him instead, "Now, if I let you go back, you have no soldiers, and you are a defeated general. How will Saza treat you?" You, have you thought about it?

Hamur sighed, "Manly man, if there is an opportunity to fight, don't let it go!"

"I will let you go back, and I will make you the new Tatar Khan." Ming Zhan smiled, "I have friendship with you, but I don't know your younger brother Khan. In my opinion, you are the original Tatar Khan." Concubine Khan's son. In the eyes of the Han people, a son is more noble than any other son. Hamur, you can rest assured that you will live in the imperial capital. The flowers, plants, buildings, food and food here are a thousand times more exquisite than Tatar. In the future , when the time is right, I will give you an army and let you go back!"

Hamur solemnly performed a Tatar courtesy to Ming Zhan.

Ming Zhan pointed to the lower chair, "Sit down."

"Since we have a common goal, I am the Son of Heaven, and I can speak well and speak well, and I will never lie. Then, we have to work hard for the common goal. There are some things that I need you to help me with." Ming Zhan Paving the way for his own purpose, he said in a gentle voice, "After all, you are not the King of Khan now, but the King of Khan is Saza, unless my army defeats Saza's army, I can't abolish his Khan, right? "

"So, how many cavalry are available in Saza's hands now? As a Tatar prince, you should know this, right?"

Hamur did not immediately answer Ming Zhan's question, after all, he is a Tatar.

Ming Zhan smiled, "Hamur, do you want to be a hero or a monarch? You have to think clearly. The way I entertain a monarch is not the same as the way I entertain a hero. If you are willing to sacrifice for the Tatars , Of course, it couldn't be easier. Your uncle has betrayed you, your wife and children are now Saza's wife and children, your army has been incorporated by him, your grassland has been occupied by him, what else do you have What about you? You have nothing but your life. If you are willing to give up your life for Saza's Khan position, I will give it to you."

"You don't know me well enough. I like to talk to smart people. I have hundreds of thousands of troops in the northwest. After you think it over, answer my question. If you want to be a Khan and take back your glory, you have to Cooperate with me. I will give you rich grasslands, cattle and sheep, and give you a supreme status. In the future, you will become the king of the grassland. The premise of all this is that you have to submit to me completely." Ming Zhan Unhurriedly waiting for Hamur to make a decision.

"Your Majesty is more dignified than when we first met." Hamur smiled wryly, "Your Majesty, the most loyal army in Saza's hands is about 4 cavalry, including 1 in the hands of the original father Khan, Saza himself There are still [-] people. The cavalry in the hands of the other uncles and other brothers is about [-]. But this time we will fight against the Northwest, and we will definitely lose it.”

"There are quite a few people." Ming Zhan said.

Now that he has opened his mouth and made up his mind, Hamur has to show his sincerity and said, "This time when we attack Northwest Gansu, Saza will complete the integration of the army under Khan's throne. I, too, would fight to the death or something."

"I understand." Ming Zhan smiled, it seemed that a big battle was coming, and he had to be prepared.

Ming Zhan glanced at Hamur, "What about Tibet, did the Tibetan princess bring the Tibetan army to Tatar?"

"Not many people, the king of Tibet only gave the princess a thousand guards."

Ming Zhan's eyes flashed, "Hamur, I know that although your grassland is rich in water and grass, you don't have iron and porcelain. Although you have good relations with the Tibetan king, in Tibet, they still count on Zhennan Wangfu to trade with it. Even if you take out a lot of gold and silver, they don't have much to sell to you. Although I have never been to the Northwest, I know that apart from the limited trade with the imperial court, you Tatars have contacts with other Han people, and they will Sold you a lot of stuff, right?"

Hamur admired, "Although His Majesty is in the deep palace, he knows everything. His Majesty really has the insight of a god."

"Your Majesty, the Tatars are not good at farming. They live by herding sheep and horses. The horses of the Tatars are the best horses in the world, but the Tatars don't have much gold and silver. We exchange horses with you for the things we need." Hamur found that it was not easy to hide the truth from the young His Majesty in front of him, besides, Ming Zhan would always bring him vague pressure, so Hamur would rather be vague than Dare to lie.

"Who do you exchange with?" There are no items from the Celestial Dynasty, and Tatars don't even have iron pots for cooking.The limited trade with the Celestial Dynasty is tightly controlled by the court. Even though the Tatars have grown a lot in the past ten years, where did those weapons come from?

Hamur shook his head, "I don't know too well, they are Han Chinese, and they don't want to disclose their names. They only know that their surname is Ma, but I suspect that this surname is fake."

Ming Zhan asked again, "Hamur, last time you wrote to me, what happened to buy food with me? If my guess is correct, according to the time, you should be worried about welcoming the Tibetan princess at that time Why would you want to buy grain for no reason?"

Such a keen mind, Hamur was secretly surprised, and then he did not hide anything, and said happily, "Your Majesty guessed right, Boss Ma said that as long as I write to His Majesty, he will give me a thousand shi of grain for free. Your Majesty , which is really precious to me.”

Ming Zhan tried his best to control the anger in his heart, and said to Hamur with a pleasant face, "I know, Hamur, I have seen the sincerity of our cooperation. Hamur, I hope you can return to Tatar as soon as possible. I still have business matters If you need to deal with it, you should rest first. If you need anything, just talk to Zhang Fuzi, the chief eunuch here. He will take care of everything for you.”

Hamur got up and said respectfully, "Your Majesty, my minister."

Ming Zhan slapped a few cases, his hands turned red, and he looked at Ruan Hongfei, "It's really deceiving!"

Without waiting for Ruan Hongfei to ask, Ming Zhan said it himself, "Those bastards who eat and crawl around, last time Hamur wrote to me to buy food, what a fart! It's pure dog stuff They used the plan to divert the tiger away from the mountain, so I foolishly sent Ma Wei back to the northwest!"

Ming Zhan has always claimed to be a person with a high IQ. This time he was deceived by people like a fool. He was so angry that he had nowhere to vent his anger. He walked around the ground a few times and searched around. It's a valuable thing, it's really not easy to throw it to vent your anger, it's so distressing.He simply snatched the orange from Ruan Hongfei's hand and slapped it to the ground, stomped his feet a few more times, and said loudly, "I'm being treated like a fool! Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!"

Ruan Hongfei plugged his ears until Ming Zhan breathed out, Fang let out a long sigh, and said helplessly, "Ming Xiaopang, is there any emperor in this world who is less graceful than you?"

"You still say! What's the use of demeanor! I'm so mad!" Howling again, Ming Xiaopang jumped onto the couch and hugged Ruan Hongfei, wishing he could roll on it to vent his anger.

Ruan Hongfei's face turned cold, and he spanked him, "If you make trouble again, I won't be polite. Do you want to be beaten to wake up?"

Ming Xiaopang rolled his eyes at Ruan Hongfei, but Ruan Hongfei ignored him, "What's going on?"

Ming Xiaopang didn't speak.

"Who has been tricked, let me know. If you dare to trick my chubby, see if I don't peel his skin."

Ming Xiaopang was very coaxable and grinned.Hugging Ruan Hongfei tightly, he called him in a low voice, "Feifei, Feifei."

Ming Zhan only lost his temper with Ruan Hongfei, and only discussed things with Ruan Hongfei. He immediately told the cause and effect, and said angrily, "Talk about it, this is a traitor! Damn it, I am afraid of fighting here. Enemy! This is enough to live!"

"It's worth getting angry about what I do." Compared with Ming Zhan, Ruan Hongfei's self-cultivation is definitely not a higher level, and he said softly, "It's better to know now than to know later. You know it early and take precautions. It's you, isn't it? I have long suspected that there is a reason for Hamur's letter?" Otherwise, why did you think of asking Hamur about this?

Ming Zhan pouted, "It's a little bit. It's just that I couldn't do anything at that time. I just became the throne, and the Northwest was fighting. My eyes were darkened, so I had to let Ma Wei go back to Gansu. After all, compared to the pirates, the manpower is limited. , and you are supporting me, things at sea can be done slowly. In the northwest, it is a little dangerous, so I let Ma Wei go back."

"What are you going to do now?"

"What can I do?" Ming Zhan was depressed, and said angrily, "At this time, I don't even know when they traded and what they traded? It's not easy to check."

Ruan Hongfei smiled, "Do you want me to teach you a way?"

"Let's talk." Pushing his lover, Ming Zhan said, "What kind of lawsuit are you selling with me?"

"This matter is easy and easy to say, but difficult to say." Ruan Hongfei pointed out for Ming Zhan, "Since Hamur said, they use horses to trade with people. The problem now is that a large number of horses have been exchanged. It’s hard not to alarm the military.”

"I've thought about this too, but Gansu, Xuanfu, Datong, and Liaodong are all adjacent to the grasslands. I don't know how many pass defenses there are, and how many officers are involved. It's hard to imagine. If we investigate one by one, it will be no less than a large-scale army purge. Yes." Ming Zhan said solemnly, "Soldiers protect their homes and defend the country, and they always put their heads on the belts of their trousers. Besides, at this time, there may be wars in the future. If the army is cleaned up, people's hearts will fluctuate, and it will not be easy to fight. That's it. For me, the military is also prone to resentment. In any case, the military cannot be investigated wantonly."

Ruan Hongfei shook his head, "It's not easy to check from the army. You have to know that these horses are exchanged from the Tatars for two prices, one is sold to the army, and the other is sold to the people."

"The horses in the army all have their origins. One comes from the court horse farm, the other is bought and sold from private horse farms, and the other is requisitioned from the people. We only need to investigate from these three aspects."

Ming Zhan lay beside Ruan Hongfei, listening to Ruan Hongfei explaining an exquisite strategy.