Ming Dynasty Strategy Notes [Transmigration Book]

Xia Ziling entered Azashili's tent, and was the first to say politely, "Xia Ziling, who is under the tent of the King of Shu in the Central Army, met the leader of Azashili."

Azashili glanced at Xia Ziling, who was wearing a fifth-rank military officer's uniform, and immediately snorted.The guard at the gate didn't know much about the Ming army. He learned Chinese since he was a child, and he followed his father to deal with the Ming army when he was 12 years old. He was quite clear about these things.

Although he has not yet been canonized by Emperor Hongwu, he must have rank three or four. It is simply too deceitful for a person who is destined to be lower than his rank to openly come to question him!

"What should be said, I have already told your people just now, the poisoning incident has nothing to do with me."

Xia Ziling said: "Why did the leader join our army the night before?"

Before Xia Ziling came, he had already understood that there was more than a little conflict between the deputy Qianhu under the Zhang surname under King Yan and Azashili. His nose was bruised and his face was swollen. If Zhang Qianhu hadn't held back his breath for fear of being reprimanded by King Yan, Azashili probably wouldn't have come back so unscathed.

"I'm happy to go, can you control it?"

"..." It seems that this person is very uncooperative, Xia Ziling paused, and said: "Actually, you have misunderstood my reason for coming. I am different from the people who were sent by the general to investigate. They are here to investigate. This case, and I’m here to thank you, the leader. The deputy Qianhu has always been at odds with me. Now the leader helped me teach them a lesson, and poisoned them to make them vomit and diarrhoea. What I did to you Thank you so much."

Xia Ziling turned his head and said, "Wang Si, quickly present the bank note to reward Chief Azashri!"

"..." Wang Siyi looked like Monk Zhang Er was puzzled.But since the boss said so, he subconsciously reached into his arms and groped. Fortunately, he didn't save all the military pay just before the expedition, and brought some out.

Azashili is not a fool, seeing how Xia Ziling framed him, his subordinates really have to pay for it.Not to mention whether he will accept the banknotes, if the news gets out, it will be confirmed that he is a poisoned murderer.

"You fart, they are poisoned and have diarrhea, they are clearly to blame, the gods have punished them, what have I to do!"

Although this sentence sounds essentially the same as what Azashili said before, and they are all clear of the relationship, there is a subtle difference, which lies in the words "punished by the gods".

Xia Ziling said: "Boss, since you said 'being punished by the gods', you must have some clues about this matter. I wonder how you told the person sent by the general to investigate?"

When he said the words "being punished by the gods", Azashili felt a little regretful, and hoped that the Han people would not hear anything wrong, but Xia Ziling was not a fuel-efficient lamp.

Azashili avoided Xia Ziling's gaze and said, "I have nothing to do with this matter, so I have nothing to say."

Xia Ziling smiled slyly. Although Azashili will be a ruthless character in Duoyan Sanwei in the future, he is still young after all. Mongolian men are straightforward by nature and are not good at lying to cover up.Azashili's aggressiveness when he came in just now has weakened a little, which just shows his guilty conscience.

"Leader Azashili, to tell you the truth, this time our army went to the north, there are two forwards under the tent of General Lan Yu, one is His Highness King Yan, and the other is His Highness King Shu whom I am loyal to."

"His Royal Highness the King of Shu has never participated in the crusade against the Yuan court before, and it is time to employ people under the tent, so let me help you to get rid of the crime of poisoning."

Hearing this, Azashili said angrily: "Nonsense, I have never been poisoned in the first place, how can I talk about liberation!"

Xia Ziling smiled, "It's just the leader, what's the use of saying that, you don't know how dangerous the situation is right now?"

"Actually, the Deputy Qianhu has already been identified as being poisoned by your Weng Niute's tribe. The only suspect this time besides your tribe is the nephew of General Lanyu."

"Under such circumstances, whose side do you think General Lan will be on?" As soon as Xia Ziling said this, Azashili's face changed a little.

He went on to say: "Fortunately, the King of Shu has a thirst for talent and wants to help your tribe. The only way out for you now is to tell the truth, and I will speak a few words for you in front of His Royal Highness, maybe It can also avoid the bloody disaster of your tribe."

In fact, the deputy Qianhu didn't confess anything at all, and Lan Yu detained Lan Yan first, which also indirectly showed that he didn't want to make trouble with the Mongols in Liaodong.But the true meaning of sowing discord lies in concealing the truth, so Xia Ziling made nonsense without feeling guilty at all.

"How do I know if what you said is true?"

Seeing that Azashili seemed to be a little loose, Xia Ziling stepped up his offensive and said: "The key issue now is not whether what I said is true or not, but that the situation of your Weng Niute Department is very critical. If General Lan decides to take you Next, in the face of an army of 15, I guess other tribes in Liaodong will not help."

After all, Xia Ziling said solemnly: "If the leader doesn't believe my sincerity, he can arrange for some confidantes to go back to the army with me and monitor my every move after returning to the camp."

Azashili frowned. What Xia Ziling said made sense. Although the Liaodong tribes surrendered, other descendants of Genghis Khan who were in the same line as them were still fighting bitterly with the Ming army. Under such a delicate situation, let alone him. There is still a little relationship, but it doesn't matter, Ming Jun wants to pin this shit bowl on his head, and he can't help it.

Azashili hesitated for a moment, and said, "I, Weng Niute, were indeed wronged in this matter, but I am still a bit unclear."

"..." Azashili's remarks made Xia Ziling's heart sink. Could it be that Wengniu's special department was really related to this poisoning incident?If this is the case, then it is very bad.

"The reason why I brought people to your army the day before yesterday was because a mare in the clan accidentally fell off the cliff, and the clan couldn't find it anywhere. A herdsman later reported that it seemed to be taken away by soldiers of the Ming army."

"When I found the place where the surnamed Qianhu camped, I saw him cooking horse meat." When Azashili said this, there was still naked anger on his face, which can be imagined You know, when they went looking for it that day, it was luck that they were not so angry that they killed someone.

Xia Ziling knew that the expression on his face at the moment was definitely embarrassing. The reason for the fight between the two sides was unexpectedly for such a trivial matter.However, raising horses is a kind of belief for the Mongols. They regard horses as loyal companions. After the horses die, they are buried properly, and they absolutely cannot do things like eating horse meat.

King Yan’s camp happened to be stationed at the foot of the mountain. On the mountain was the pasture for the Mongolians to graze. Presumably, the soldiers had nothing to do after setting up camp. They picked up a horse that accidentally fell off the cliff while wandering around. into the belly.

During the march, there was little meat in the first place. Occasionally, a little bit of dried meat and fish would be distributed. Regardless of the taste, if it is mixed into the dishes and cooked, there is not enough for each person to get between the teeth. It is a delicacy that fell from the sky. , The soldiers have no reason not to enjoy it.

But this matter is different in the eyes of the Mongols, and it is even considered to be a blasphemy against the gods.

Azashri went on to say: "In a fit of rage, I fought with the Deputy Qianhu, but it was nothing more than a fight. Later I heard that those soldiers were vomiting and diarrhea the next day. I really didn't know Why."

Xia Ziling said: "The leader is sure that no one in the tribe has poisoned that horse?"

"Of course, if I wanted to do something, wouldn't it just make them vomit?!" Azashili roared angrily.

The day before yesterday, he was quite tolerant, and no one was killed.Thinking that his Weng Niu Tebu is also a direct descendant of Genghis Khan, if it weren't for the loss of Dayuan's prestige now, and the Golden Family was chased to Mobei where birds don't lay eggs, why should they be so angry.

Xia Ziling nodded, "Then I know the reason." No wonder Azashili was angry but didn't dare to publicize it. This horse came from his Weng Niu Te department. relationship.

"Do you know the reason?" Azashili looked at Xia Ziling blankly.He was puzzled by why soldiers of the Ming army would vomit and diarrhea after eating horse meat. He was worried that others would frame him, so he did not dare to speak out.

"It is recorded in the "Diet Therapeutic Materia Medica" of the Tang Dynasty that horse meat 'if not eaten together with barn rice, one will suffer evil, nine out of ten will die'. That day our army's staple food in the evening was rice, and at night these soldiers ate horse meat again , The two attributes are mutually exclusive, it is hard to say what poisonous weeds the horses ate before falling off the cliff. Fortunately, the amount of horse meat is limited, and each person does not eat much. It is just vomiting and diarrhea, so it will not cause a catastrophe."

"..." So that was the case. Only after hearing Xia Ziling's words did Azashili realize that there was such a reason behind it.

"Having said that, the horse meat of the soldiers is now in their stomachs, and Japan is stealing it. The first thing I have to do is to go back to the army to find some clues. Please accompany the army doctor to clarify the truth in front of the general, so as to relieve you, the leader. charge."

After Xia Ziling finished speaking and was about to leave, Azashili hesitated for a few seconds, then cupped his hands and said, "Thank you for your help."

Xia Ziling turned his head, looked directly at Azashili and said, "I hope the leader will consider the matter of allegiance to the king of Shu that I mentioned just now. Actually, with all due respect, this incident just shows that Weng Niute's troops are gone. It was powerful in the past. The situation in Liaodong is uncertain, if the leader wants to take the lead among the ministries, he must make some efforts first, and the favor of the king of Shu is not always available."

"...Okay, let me think about it."

After leaving Wengniu's department, the night breeze was cool, but Xia Ziling's heart was no longer heavy like it was when he came back.This trip not only solved the case of soldier poisoning, but also took the opportunity to win over Weng Niu's special department. It can be said to kill two birds with one stone.Although Azashili didn't make it clear that he was abnormal, but judging from his expression, if Zhu Chun came to invite him in person, he should be [-] to [-] percent sure.

In this Northern Expedition, the strength of the army led by King Yan was obviously higher than that led by King Shu. Although Zhu Chun didn't seem to care much, Xia Ziling was always worried.If you get the help of Weng Niu Tebu, it will be like a tiger with wings added.

"Wang Si, hurry up, follow me to the vicinity of Vice Wang Qianhu's camp, first find the corpse of the horse as evidence." Although he felt that no one would intentionally damage the evidence to frame Weng Niute or Lan Yan , but we have to guard against it, since we have clues, how can we miss them?

The horse meat was eaten, but the bones, fur, and hooves were not edible. Xia Ziling and Wang Si searched nearby all night, and finally found the place where the soldiers buried the dead horses.

Xia Ziling didn't dare to delay for a moment, and while asking Wang Si and others to keep the evidence, he asked Mu Sheng to ask Lan Yu to see him.

Lan Yu asked about the situation, and immediately asked the military doctor for questioning. What the military doctor said was consistent with Xia Ziling. He heard that horse meat and rice in the warehouse would indeed cause poisoning, but horses have been precious since ancient times, and people who eat horse meat have been rare, so he didn't either. I have seen firsthand what horse meat poisoning looks like.

But since there is such a statement, it seems to be reasonable, Lan Yu immediately tied up Deputy Wang Qianhu and others to the big tent for interrogation. .

It is not a big deal for a soldier to eat some private food, but this time not only being poisoned but also almost causing a dispute with Weng Niu's special department, it is not a trivial matter.Lan Yu ordered deputy Zhang Qianhu and a few hundred households under his command to hold twenty sticks each as a warning, and stipulated that from now on, no private food should be eaten during the march.I heard that the next day when King Yan learned about this, he was furious and fined Deputy Zhang Qianhu and others again, but that's all for later.

Now that the poisoning case has been solved, Xia Ziling thought that Lan Yan should be fine. Unexpectedly, after Lan Yu interrogated Deputy Zhang Qianhu and others, he did not order Lan Yan to be released directly, but took Lan Yan to the big tent to continue the interrogation.

As soon as Lan Yan arrived, Lan Yu said with a cold face, "Lan Yan, I have investigated this matter clearly. Although it was mainly caused by soldiers stealing horse meat, you, a food and grass officer, can't get rid of it if you don't supervise strictly. This will make you return to Nanjing immediately, and contemplate your mistakes behind closed doors!"

"..." Wang Geng who came together was a little surprised by Lan Yu's punishment.It wasn't the first time he went out with the army. Although Sapphire was not the coach before, he had always been rewarded and punished clearly, and he had a good reputation in the army.

Now that it has been clearly proven that it has nothing to do with Lan Yan, even if Lan Yu is afraid of being criticized for protecting her nephew, she can't directly convict him of an unfounded crime, right?

Because Xia Ziling and Mu Sheng didn't have time to get away just now, they were also invited by Lan Yu to watch him train his daughters.No one in the room could understand why Lan Yu wanted to get along with her own nephew, but only Xia Ziling knew it well.

Although Lan Yan was locked up for the past two days, she ate well and slept well without being abused, and she didn't feel any embarrassment on her body.Now hearing that Lanyu sentenced him to go back to Beijing for no reason, a slight smile flashed on his face, he raised his head and stared at Lanyu with his big black and white eyes, and said: "Since the general thinks that the subject is guilty, why not execute the law on the spot? Given the military discipline of the Ming Dynasty, is it too lenient for the minister to go back to Beijing to think about his mistakes?"