Of course, Yang Zhen was even more surprised, surprised, and at the same time more satisfied when he led Ma Keqing, who was also lagging behind, and Li Ma, Hu Touge and others who were guarding him, to get out of the crowd.

When they came out of the crowd and rode their horses to the front of the group of people, the leader, a young man in rich attire, immediately got off his horse and bowed his knee to him.

This situation also made Zu Keyong, Zhang Chen and others a little stunned for a moment. They each waved their hands to stop the movements of their soldiers, observing the other's situation while waiting for Yang Zhen's order.

Yang Zhen already understood what was going on. In the final analysis, his strategy of pretending to be a Manchu Tatar worked.

Let’s talk about the young man who dismounted and saluted. He looked to be about 20 years old. He had no hat or armor, a black mesh scarf on his head, and an azurite satin round-necked and narrow-sleeved military uniform. He was tall and thin, with a fair face and no beard.

Surrounded by a group of big bosses, he actually showed a bit of gentleness.

It's just that for such a young man dressed in the garb of a Ming Dynasty gentry, the etiquette of dismounting and walking out was an authentic Manchu etiquette.

First play Waha, then bend your left knee, kneel on your right leg, touch your knee with your left hand, hang your right hand to the ground, and bow your body forward to salute.

Waha means arrow sleeves in Jurchen language. Because its shape resembles a horseshoe, later generations often call it horseshoe sleeves.

The horseshoe sleeves are usually turned up. When curtsying and saluting, you say waha, which means to put down the horseshoe sleeves.

However, the young man in front of him was dressed in fine clothes and did not have anything like horse hoof sleeves. However, he made a wah-ha movement, and the whole set of movements was done in one go and extremely smoothly. It can be seen that he must have practiced countless times.

When Yang Zhen saw this, he quickly realized that this was Man Ta's gift of a thousand gifts. Anger suddenly rose in his heart, and he wanted to get off his horse and kick him to the ground.

However, he also knew that this was not normal time, the identity of the other party was not yet certain, and it was not the time for him to deal with them as he pleased, so he suppressed his sudden anger and only looked at the other party coldly.

More than 20 people from the other side were already surrounded by men and horses led by Zu Keyong and Zhang Chen. Seeing the young man in colorful clothes dismounting and saluting him, the group quickly dismounted and followed suit, drawing gourds and ladles, kneeling on one knee.

Kneel down and bow your head in salute.

Whether it was the thick-set Han servants or the bald Mongolian guards with braided hair, in front of Yang Zhen and others who were dressed in Tatar armor with white flags, they all put down their weapons and knelt in front of the horses, acting obediently.

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Yang Zhen looked back at Ma Keqing, who was following closely behind him, and signaled him to be ready to respond.

At this moment, Yang Zhen heard the young man in fine clothes kneeling on the ground suddenly babble.

The attire and hairstyle of the young man in rich attire made it obvious at first glance that he was a Han, but Yang Zhen couldn't understand a word of what he said at that moment.

However, during this period of time, he led his men and horses walking on the grasslands outside the border. As the team continued to grow, there were more and more Dongmeng Rangers in the team, and the opportunities to hear Mongolian language naturally increased.

Although he didn't learn a few words during this period, if he listened carefully, he could tell whether the other person was speaking Mongolian.

At this time, what fell in his ears was the Mongolian language popular in Eastern Mongolia.

Thinking that his group was now dressed in Tatar attire with white flags, he soon understood.

In these days, Mongolian, not Chinese, was spoken outside the Great Wall. At the same time, the Jurchen Tatars had been intermarried with the tribes of Eastern Mongolia for a long time. Many Manchu Tatars did not understand Chinese, but they knew Mongolian.

Correspondingly, among the caravan proprietors or shopkeepers walking outside the Great Wall, not many understand Jurchen, but many understand Mongolian.

For them, knowing a little Mongolian is just a way of eating when they travel and talk about business.

However, this would be a bit more troublesome.

Yang Zhen didn't understand either Mongolian or Jurchen dialect, and Ma Keqing, the only one who knew Jurchen dialect, didn't understand Mongolian. Therefore, the young man in rich clothes babbled in Mongolian, making the two of them look at each other.

Fortunately, just when Yang Zhen and Ma Keqing were a little confused and didn't know what the other party was saying, Hu Tuge and Li Ma, who were following Yang Zhen and Ma Keqing, understood it clearly and started talking to each other.

With a wink, he suddenly came close to me on horseback.

Hu Tuge directly hit the horse and rushed between Yang Zhen and the young man in the Chinese attire. He rode the horse in circles around the young man in the Chinese attire.

Li Ma moved closer to Yang Zhen, deliberately lowered his voice, and whispered excitedly into Yang Zhen's ear:

"Master General, this person actually said that they are the leaders of the caravan from Zhangjiakou to the Qing Dynasty for trade! They are coming out of Haraqin and crossing the river to the Aohan Prince's Mansion to report their trip! This person also said, what do they have?

A pass issued by the Qing Dynasty!"

Yang Zhen had long thought that the appearance of this group of people was probably related to the Zhangjiakou caravan, but he did not expect that the young man in Chinese clothes he accidentally bumped into here turned out to be a person in charge of the Zhangjiakou caravan.

And judging from the lightness and simplicity of these people's clothing, they were probably the front-line men for the entire caravan. If that were the case, they would have been hard-pressed to find a place, and it would have taken no effort at all!

When Yang Zhen heard what Li Ma said, his thoughts suddenly changed. He immediately called Ma Keqing over and whispered to him and Li Ma in a low voice.

Immediately afterwards, Ma Keqingzong immediately stepped forward, first using Jurchen dialect to order Hu Touge not to be rude, and then loudly using Jurchen dialect to yell at the young man in Chinese clothes who was frightened by Hu Touge and turned pale.

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As for the young man in Chinese attire who claimed to be one of the leaders of the Zhangjiakou caravan, when faced with Ma Keqing's lectures and questions, he clearly showed a look that seemed to understand.

However, the continuous Jurchen words that came out of Ma Keqing's mouth made him appear more respectful and respectful even though he seemed to understand.

He had always been kneeling on one knee, but now after listening to Ma Keqing's shouts and questions, he simply changed to kneeling on both knees and kowtowing to the ground.

Of course, what Yang Zhen asked Ma Keqing to ask was not simply to scare this young man in Chinese clothes who claimed to be one of the leaders of the caravan. He had two intentions:

One is to let Ma Keqing, the only person in his team who can speak Jurchen, speak Jurchen to this group of people, so as to further demonstrate the status of his group as Manchurian Tatars with white flags, so that the other party will not listen because he seems to be unable to listen.

I understand his Mongolian and become suspicious.

The other one asked Ma Keqing to ask the other party's specific name and identity in Jurchen dialect, as well as the current location and itinerary of the Zhangjiakou caravan, and asked him to show him some pass token issued to them by the Qing Dynasty.

However, Yang Zhen a little overestimated this young man in Chinese attire who was working as a front guard for the Zhangjiakou caravan. After listening to Ma Keqing's Jurchen words and asking questions, this man obviously seemed to understand vaguely and did not understand what Ma Keqing meant.

Yang Zhen had no way to deal with the "man-made" obstacles in communication between the two parties. It was impossible for him to pretend to be a Manchurian Tatar soldier with a white flag and at the same time talk directly with this person in fluent northern Ming Dynasty Mandarin.

In this era, those in the Xuanda area who dare to engage in foreign trade and business have nothing to deceive!

Each of these people are top-notch people. When it comes to deception and deception, they are all Patriarch-level figures. They are the best at observing words and emotions, and the best at adapting to the situation.

It can be said that if Yang Zhen and his team are not careful, they will arouse the suspicion of the other party. Once the other party suspects their identity, it will be troublesome. If not done well, the situation may overturn.

Therefore, Yang Zhen had to remind himself again and again to be careful and to do the whole thing when acting.

Fortunately, Yang Zhen was surrounded by Ma Keqing who could speak Jurchen dialect, and Li Ma and others who could speak Mongolian from various tribes in Eastern Mongolia.

Naturally, Li Ma couldn't understand the Jurchen words spoken by Ma Keqing, but he heard everything Yang Zhen whispered just now.

At this time, he saw that the young man in rich clothes just kowtowed on the ground after listening to Ma Keqing's words. At the same time, he seemed panicked and looked around, obviously not knowing what Ma Keqing said.

At that moment, Li Mace immediately stepped forward and spoke a lot of Mongolian to the young man in colorful clothes.

This time, the young man in fine clothes obviously understood. He straightened up from the ground and answered Li Ma's question in a gibbering tone. Finally, he took something like a waistband from his arms and held it up with both hands in front of him.

superior.

During the whole process, Yang Zhen had been watching the young man in Chinese clothing closely, eager to know the other person's specific identity and the current location of the Zhangjiakou caravan, especially when and where to cross the river.

Go to Aohan tribe.

The young man in colorful clothes did not disappoint Yang Zhen. His expression was occasionally hesitant when he spoke, but overall, he was very happy and said a lot.

It's a pity that the young man in Chinese clothes spoke a rather weird Mongolian language. Yang Zhen couldn't understand nine and a half of the ten sentences.

Of course, even if the other party spoke pure Mongolian with clear words and accents, Yang Zhen still couldn't understand what the other party said.

However, when the other party was speaking, Yang Zhen, who had been observing carefully and listening carefully, caught a few words that flashed in his words.

Those three words seemed to be a name, and it was a name that could not be said in Mongolian.

"Fan Yongdou?! Fan Yudong?!"

Yang Zhen pondered over the pronunciations of those words several times in his mind, and compared them with the historical figures of Jiexiu Fan of the Shanyou Chamber of Commerce in the late Ming and early Qing Dynasties. Looking at this person's age, a sudden flash of inspiration flashed through him.

Know who this person is!

This handsome young man in fine clothes looks like he is only in his early twenties. There is no way he is the mature and cunning Fan Yongdou. Could it be said that he is Fan Yudong?!
Chapter completed!