"Generals, as the saying goes, raising an army for a thousand days can only be used in a moment. The surrender of Hannaji this time may be a fierce battle. You are all soldiers, defending your home and country, and serving the imperial court. At this time , I hope that under the command of General Ma, you can prepare your army for war, stand ready, and resist the attack of Anda's army to the death, and the imperial court will not hesitate to reward you."

"I sincerely follow the instructions of the Imperial Envoy," all the generals shouted in unison.

After sending Ma Gui and others away, Yang Ning lay down to rest.

Early on the next morning, Yang Ning, together with Wang Chonggu, Fang Fengshi and others, went to the annex where Han Naji and others lived. The imperial envoy was traveling, accompanied by the governor and governor. This was a rare scene, so there were many people along the way. The people of Datong crowded around the streets to catch a glimpse of the elegance of these imperial officials. When they saw Yang Ning being so young, surrounded by officials like stars holding the moon, they couldn't help but marvel.

The villa where Hannaji and others live is very large, and the building is even more beautiful and comfortable. Such a mansion is very rare in the barren land of Shanxi. This villa was originally owned by a local The gentry spent huge sums of money to build it for their own enjoyment, but now it was requisitioned to house Han Naji and others. This also shows the hospitality of the Ming court. Of course, this is an opportunity to curry favor with the governor and governor. Naturally, the gentleman wanted it too.

"The imperial envoy has arrived," the eunuch accompanying him shouted after entering the gate of the other courtyard.

Yang Ning saw that there were already more than a dozen Mongolians wearing distinctive robes and costumes standing in the yard. These people were both male and female. The leader was a Mongolian young man about seventeen or eighteen years old. He had thick eyebrows and big eyes, and was very handsome. So neat, this person must be the Hannaji.

What makes Yang Ning strange is that this Hannaji looks familiar, as if he has seen it somewhere, but after quickly recalling it in his mind, Yang Ning really can't remember where he has seen this person.

Yang Ning glanced at the Hannaji again, then took out a bright yellow silk imperial edict from the sleeve of his brocade robe, and said slowly: "The emperor has an edict, and Prince Tumut will take the Hannaji. ,"

"Hannaji and his subordinates respectfully accept the decree of the Ming Emperor. Long live our emperor," Hannaji glanced at Yang Ning, then said loudly and respectfully, and then led his subordinates to kneel down. Come down.

Yang Ning couldn't help but be a little surprised. This Han Naji dealt with him quite appropriately, and he called him "my emperor" smoothly.

"By God's blessing, the emperor issued an edict. Now that I know that the Tatar Tumote tribe has led Hannaji to surrender, I am very relieved. You can understand the righteousness and abandon darkness to the light. We, the great Ming Dynasty, are a country of etiquette. We should be responsible for it. He generously rewarded Han Naji with the title of Commander of the Guards, and his subordinate Ali Ge was given the title of Zheng Qianhu. Each was rewarded with a red lake silk official robe, and the rest of the tribe..." Yang Ning breathed out. After reading it, in the end, even the cook in Hannage's family was awarded a small banner title.

Military positions such as Commander, Qianhu, Xiaoqi, etc. are all official titles in the Ming Dynasty guard system. The Ming Dynasty army had three systems. One was the traditional guard system. The officers and soldiers of this guard were called "military soldiers." ", the highest jurisdictional body is the Fifth Army Commander's Office; and the army that was temporarily mobilized and formed like the last Ningxia counter-insurgency is called "battalion", and titles such as guerrilla, general, and general belong to the battalion. The name, the battalion soldiers are under the control of the Ministry of War; the third type is some private soldiers that appeared in the late Ming Dynasty, such as the "Qi Jiajun" recruited by Qi Jiguang, the "Miao soldiers" of the Miao family in Guangxi, etc. Of course, these private soldiers do not belong to a certain It is privately owned by individuals, but has been authorized by the imperial court and belongs to the army dispatched by the imperial court.

In fact, in the Ming Dynasty at this time, soldiers and battalions were mixed together. The camp soldiers were all drawn from the soldiers of the self-defense station. After the war, some of the battalion soldiers returned to the guard station, and some The soldiers of the garrison were stationed in the military camp and became official soldiers. In the late Ming Dynasty, the combat effectiveness of the officers and soldiers in the guard station was low and their combat readiness was weak. It had reached a state of decay, and deserters even appeared from time to time. Once there was a war, they relied The only ones are battalions and private soldiers with acceptable combat capabilities.

"I thank you, Your Majesty, for your kindness. Long live Your Majesty," Han Naji leaned over and kowtowed and shouted. The family members behind him also shouted in unison, and then Han Naji respectfully took his hands from Yang Ning's hands. Passed the decree.

Yang Ning stepped forward with a smile on her face to help Han Naji up, and said in a friendly tone: "Little Prince, please get up quickly."

But Han Naji stood up first, quietly let Yang Ning support him, and said lightly: "Thank you, your Majesty the Imperial Envoy."

Yang Ning couldn't help but be startled, and then she felt a little enlightened. No wonder Han Naji looked at her in a strange way just now. Now she realized that it was clearly a look of contempt and dissatisfaction. The contempt must be due to her young age, while the dissatisfaction was He was dissatisfied that the court would send a young man like himself to receive him.

Wang Chong was an old man and he could naturally see the clues. He immediately smiled and said: "Little prince, this is Eunuch Yang. He is a very powerful person in the Ming Dynasty. He has won the favor of the emperor. This time the imperial court sent His coming here shows how much our emperor attaches great importance to the little prince,"

Han Naji was stunned when he heard this. After thinking about it, he knew the name of the Director of Ceremonies in the Ming Dynasty. Only then did he show a look of satisfaction on his face and said: "Eunuch Yang is so young but already in a high position. The Ming Dynasty is indeed a hidden dragon and a tiger, full of talents. ah,"

"The little prince is an honor. We think the little prince is a truly wise man. Otherwise, how could he make such a decisive move to abandon darkness and turn to light? That would require considerable vision and courage," Yang Ning said lightly.

This was clearly a compliment, and when Hannaji heard this, his expression visibly stiffened, a trace of anger flashed across his face, and he stopped talking in embarrassment.

Humph, I treat you as a dish, and you actually serve it on your own initiative. You dare to put on airs in front of me, and you don’t care what kind of virtue you are. You are just a naive "stupid young man" who just wants to compete with his grandfather. It's really disgraceful for a woman to immediately turn against her and become a traitor to her own tribe, Yang Ning thought with some disdain.

Speaking of which, Anda is not a serious person. He actually robbed his wife with his grandson, and the one he robbed was his own granddaughter. What the hell is this? No wonder the Ming Dynasty called the Mongolian tribes "Tatars" and "Tatars". "Barbarians", look at this kind of behavior, it's really barbaric.

The old one is disrespectful and lustful, and the young one is stupid and stupid. It is really an anomaly that the Tumut tribe has been able to continue to grow and develop over the years.

Seeing that the atmosphere was tense, Wang Chonggu quickly smoothed things over and said: "From now on, we are all officials of the Ming Dynasty, but we need to get closer to each other. Little prince, please introduce your subordinates and clansmen to the imperial envoy."

Han Naji felt vaguely regretful at this moment. He had already seen how polite Wang Chonggu was to Yang Ning. Even the frontier officials of a province did not dare to neglect the young eunuch in front of him. He had offended this person for no reason. Why did he do it? Zai.

Thinking about the fact that in my own tribe, although I was often ostracized by my uncle and brothers, I was still a noble prince, and now I was wantonly raped by a eunuch. Alas, I regret that I was impulsive and surrendered to the Ming Dynasty, only to receive such a high status.

This idleness.

Thinking in his heart, he did not dare to neglect his face, and said with a smile on Han Naji's face: "Please allow me to introduce my subordinates and tribesmen to the imperial envoy. They are all hot-blooded men who are loyal to me.

"

Seeing that his "daunting power" had worked, Yang Ning also put away his cold and arrogant expression, a gentle smile appeared on his face, and said: "Those who can stay with the little prince until now are naturally loyal people.

Our family has always admired people like this, and having such a person work for us shows how loyal and kind the little prince is to others."

Yang Ning said this, which made the faces of Han Naji's men look better because of Yang Ning's sarcastic words about their master.

He pointed Hannaji to the middle-aged man with a black-faced face and introduced him: "Father-in-law, this is my capable subordinate and also my butler, named Ali Ge."

This Ali Ge has a calm face and an extraordinary bearing. He looks like a think tank, and he must be the person in charge of Han Naji's group. No wonder he was given the title of Thousand Households. He stretched out his arms and put them against his chest, slightly

He bent down and showed a standard Mongolian etiquette to Yang Ning, and said politely: "I have met my father-in-law."

Yang Ning nodded in return.

"This is Mo Rigen, a famous archer from our clan," Han Naji pointed at a lean man with a very tough expression.

Then Mo Rigen also bowed to Yang Ning, with a very cold expression.

"This is Batu, a famous warrior who is one of the best in our tribe. He is capable of fighting lions and tigers. There are few opponents in our tribe." Hannaji pointed to another man who was two meters tall and as strong as a bear.

The big man said, with a hint of pride in his tone.

Tsk tsk, this Mongolian is so strong, Yang Ning sighed as he looked at Batu's mountain-like figure.

This Batu did not salute Yang Ning respectfully like Ali Ge and Mo Rigen. He just glanced at Yang Ning coldly but said nothing.

"Batu, why don't you salute the imperial envoy quickly," Ali Ge frowned slightly and shouted in a low voice.

"Batu only bows his head and salutes warriors who are stronger than me. Only Sukhbaru on the grassland can defeat me. As for the people of the Ming Dynasty, huh," Batu said coldly, his voice as low as the roar of a wild beast.

"Bold," Han Naji shouted at Batu, and then clasped his fists at Yang Ning and said, "Please don't be offended, your Majesty the Imperial Envoy. My subordinate usually fights all over the grassland and has few opponents. He has always been arrogant and has a stubborn temper.

He is like a cow and only bows to the strong. Even I can't change his...,"

Yang Ning smiled and waved his hand to stop Hannaji from explaining with some pride. He looked at Batu and said: "Warrior Batu, I am not as good as you when it comes to fighting. However, if my accompanying bodyguards defeat you, yes

Otherwise you would have saluted him,"

Batu glanced disdainfully at Zhang Weinian and other guards behind Yang Ning, and sneered: "It's just them, I'm afraid Batu can kill them with one slap."

Hearing these arrogant words, all the guards couldn't help but become furious, but since Zhang Weinian didn't speak, they naturally dared to speak.

"Okay, what I, Yang Ning, admire are warriors like you with 'strong limbs'," Yang Ning "praised" Batu, then turned to Hannaji and said, "Little prince, let my followers learn from you." How about you, the invincible warrior? Let's just treat it as a competition and use force to make friends. This is also my Ming Dynasty's consistent tradition."

Yang Ning's words made all the guards happy and eager to try.

Han Naji immediately said: "Since the father-in-law is interested, the subordinates will naturally comply."

Ali Ge had been observing Zhang Weinian and others carefully, but after hearing what Han Naji said, he hurriedly said: "Little prince, in view of my humble position, there is no need to compete with each other, fists and feet have no eyes, so as not to hurt the harmony."

Ali Ge's words made Han Naji hesitate. It seemed that he was very obedient to Ali Ge's words.

"Uncle Ali, do you think I can't defeat these Ming Dynasty people," Batu yelled angrily at Ali.

Yang Ning shook his head pretending to be disappointed and sighed: "Since Ali Ge Qianhu is afraid of hurting the noble warrior, let's forget it."

These words almost made Batu furious, and Han Naji also changed his expression and said to Ali Ge: "General manager, as a prairie warrior, if someone refuses to accept the challenge, how can he hold his head up? "

Ali Ge sighed: "Okay, but..." Ali Ge turned to Yang Ning and said: "I would like to ask the Imperial Envoy to remind both sides to show mercy."

Yang Ning nodded and smiled: "That's natural, it's just a competition," he said, but he was wondering in his heart, could it be that Brother Ali is also a master and can actually see the strength of Zhang Weinian and other guards.

Yang Ning looked back at Zhang Weinian and asked, "Which one of you is coming?"

The guards could no longer restrain themselves and stepped forward one after another, vying to compete with Batu. Zhang Weinian waved his hand to stop the guards and said to Yang Ning: "I'll do it."

"Please be careful," Yang Ning nodded with satisfaction, and then warned him that his original intention was for Zhang Weinian to take action. He knew Zhang Weinian was very skilled, and this competition was related to the honor of the national sports. If If you accidentally lose, all the people of the Ming Dynasty present will have a bad look on their faces. They can't even defeat a surrendered person. How can they talk about being a great country?

"Yes," Zhang Weinian agreed, walked to stand in front of Batu, and relaxedly cupped his hands and said, "Please,"

Everyone moved away, leaving a space open for the two of them.

"Roar," Batu shouted loudly, stamped his feet, and rushed towards Zhang Weinian. His fist as big as a vinegar bowl hit Zhang Weinian's head with a roaring sound, and the force was shocking.

Yang Ning watched from the side and couldn't help being shocked. Just looking at Batu's aura of breaking mountains and cracking rocks, ten of them were no match for him. This Batu was not a ruffian like Hou San.

Before Yang Ning could see clearly, Zhang Weinian had already lightly dodged, and somehow turned behind Batu, stretched out his hand and patted Batu's back shoulder lightly, and Batu's entire huge body flew suddenly. Got out.

"Bang,"

With a huge sound, Batu's huge body hit the ground hard, shaking the entire yard.

Zhang Weinian slowly turned around, saluted Yang Ning and said, "Dear father-in-law, I am lucky enough to live up to my command and finish it with one move."

"Okay," the guards roared.

Not to mention Wang Chonggu and others, even Yang Ning was dumbfounded. He thought there would be a fierce battle between the two sides, but he did not expect that Batu, who had boasted so loudly just now, did not even get a step under Zhang Weinian. round.
Chapter completed!